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9. GLOSSARY AND ABBREVIATIONS
Glossary
Banding
The category (1, 2, 3 or Tribunal band) within the Daily Fee Framework to which a public body is allocated for the purposes of assessing daily fees. There is not necessarily any relationship between the pay band of a Chief Executive and the banding of the body to which they have been appointed.
Base pay
The annual salary excluding the monetary value of any bonus, pensions and other non-salary rewards. Also known as 'basic pay'.
Basic Award
The increase available to Chief Executives on spot rates and one element (the other being 'progression') of the award to Chief Executives on pay ranges. It is also the amount by which the daily fee of a Chair or Member may increase.
Bonus (non-consolidated performance payments)
The non-consolidated, non-pensionable performance-based element of a remuneration package for Chief Executives. The current limit for new packages is a maximum potential bonus of 10% of base pay at the end of the appraisal year to which performance relates. Bonuses can only be awarded in the year following the performance year and so are subject to the following year's Public Sector Pay Policy for Senior Appointments.
Business case
The document which contains evidence and information in support of the proposals you are making.
Ceiling
The absolute limit for salary / pay range maxima in the Scottish Chief Executive Pay Framework or for a daily fee in the Daily Fee Framework.
Consolidated
Pay which is taken into account for pension purposes.
Daily fee
The amount a Chair or Member is remunerated per day. This can be expressed as an annual sum, but changes to the number of days worked should not result in a change to the daily fee. The fee may be paid in a half-day or hourly amount.
Daily Fee Framework
The Framework within which the daily fee of a Chair or Member of a Scottish public body is expected to sit. It contains minima, maxima and ceilings for four bands of public bodies.
Fixed Salary Element ( FSE)
Historically, a fixed annual sum which was paid annually on top of certain Chairs' or Members' daily fees and was usually only made available to those public appointments with a commitment of more than 12 days per annum. This is no longer pay policy.
Gross daily fee
The daily fee inclusive of any pension contribution made by the public body.
Journey time
The time (in years) taken by a Chief Executive on a pay range to move (subject to satisfactory performance) from the minimum to the maximum of that pay range.
Market median
The middle point of the range of salaries in the relevant market for similarly weighted posts.
Market rate
The market median in the relevant market for similarly weighted posts.
Maximum / Maxima
The highest point on a pay range.
Median
The middle point in a series.
Minimum / Minima
The lowest point on a pay range.
Non-Consolidated Payments
Payments that are not consolidated into base pay, they are not pensionable and are often used to reward exceptional performance in the form of bonuses (non-consolidated performance payments).
Non-salary Rewards
Remuneration other than pay, for example, car, health insurance, etc.
Outturn
The remuneration implemented and paid out in the previous year.
Pay Band
The category (1, 1A, 2 or 3) within the Scottish Chief Executive Pay Framework to which a Chief Executives is allocated following a job evaluation exercise. It reflects equivalent Senior Civil Service posts.
Pay Range
The pay scale for a Chief Executive with a minimum and a maximum and through which the Chief Executive progresses as they develop in knowledge, skills and experience in line with performance.
Pay steps
The anticipated pay levels over the course of a pay range. Movement to each step is not guaranteed unless as part of a multi-year agreement.
Progression
The movement that a Chief Executive makes from the minimum of a pay range to the maximum, subject to satisfactory performance.
Progression steps
The anticipated annual performance-based increase, subject to satisfactory performance. Progression is not guaranteed unless as part of a multi-year agreement.
Quartile
Twenty-five percent of a pay range, for example, the lowest quartile will be the pay range from the minimum to a point 25% up that pay range.
Relevant labour market
The labour market that reflects the relevant comparators for the particular post. It consists of the market from which the Chief Executive, Chair or Member might be recruited.
Scottish Chief Executive Pay Framework
The framework of minima, maxima and ceilings within which the pay of a Chief Executive of a Scottish public body sits.
Scottish public sector labour market
Chief Executives, Chairs and Members of Scottish public bodies subject to the Scottish Government's Public Sector Pay policy for Senior Appointments.
Settlement date
The date on which a pay rise becomes due.
Spot rate
A single salary figure which reflects the market rate for that post.
Submission
The paper to the Scottish Government Remuneration Group which seeks approval for proposed increases and changes in remuneration. Submissions to the Scottish Government Remuneration Group must issue from the relevant Scottish Government Sponsor Director.
Total Award Limit
The limit, for Chief Executives on pay ranges, representing the combination of Basic Award and progression.
Total Cash / Total Reward
All rewards for Chief Executives, including base pay, performance related pay, bonuses (non-consolidated performance payments) and employee benefits, such as flexible working, training and development opportunities.
Tribunals
A particular type of Scottish NDPB whose Chair, Members and panel members may be subject to the Tribunal band within the Daily Fee Framework.
Commonly used abbreviations in dialogue between public bodies / Sponsor Teams and the Finance Pay Policy team
CE Chief Executive
FPP Finance Pay Policy
MSFM Management Statement and Financial Memorandum
NDPB Non-Departmental Public Body
NEDs Non-Executive Directors
PSPP Public Sector Pay Policy
RG Remuneration Group
SCS Senior Civil Service (pay matters relating to the Senior Civil Service is reserved to the UK Government)
SG Scottish Government
SPFM Scottish Public Finance Manual
SSRB Senior Salaries Review Body
TRS temporary responsibility allowance
T&S travel and subsistence
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