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APPROVALS PROCESS
49. The following summarises the approvals process for non-contentious pay proposals:
- Band 3 bodies: NDPBs with relatively small numbers of staff and resources whose pay remit is non-contentious will be approved by the relevant Director and the Head of the Finance Pay Policy Team. Ministers would then be informed of the approved remit. However, where proposals are considered to be contentious approval is escalated to the Scottish Executive's Remuneration Group;
- Band 2 bodies: NDPBs which are larger in size and whose pay remit is non-contentious will be approved by the relevant Director and the Executive's Remuneration Group. Submission of a non-contentious remit to the Remuneration Group by the Director will constitute portfolio approval. Ministers would then be informed of the approved remit. However, where proposals are considered to be contentious approval is escalated to Ministers; and
- Band 1 bodies: the largest NDPBs, The Scottish Executive Main Bargaining Unit, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, Executive Agencies Nationalised Industries and Public Corporation must be approved by Ministers (relevant Portfolio Minister and the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth). Proposals must first be considered by the Executive's Remuneration Group. All submissions from Executive Agencies are required to be made by the Chief Executive and should contain the views of the relevant Director.
50. The criteria on which each and every pay remit will be assessed and the definitions of what constitutes a contentious pay remit is set out in Annex B.
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