TRANSPORT AND TECHNICAL SERVICESeasury and Resources
Ministerial Decision Report
CONTINGENCY FUNDING TO DEPARTMENTS FOR
1% CONSOLIDATED AND 1% NON CONSOLIDATED PAY AWARD FOR 2013
Purpose of Report
To enable the Minister for Transport and Technical Services Treasury and ResourcesXXXXXXX to approve a 2013 request for contingency funding totalling of £357,750£X,XXX,XXX from the Central Contingency (Pay Provision) for the Transport and Technical Services DXXXXXXXto various dDepartments as per the schedule at Appendix 1 for costs associated with the 1% Consolidated and 1% Non Consolidated Award for 2012.
Background
On 04th December 2012, the Chief Minister announced in the States that the employer would be implementing the final pay offer made initially on 12th July 2012.
The final offer provides for:;-
- 2012, 1% non-consolidated award paid as a one off lump sum, with effect 01
st January 2012;
- 2013, 1% consolidated pay award plus 1% non-consolidated award paid as a one off lump sum, with effect 01
st January 2013;
- 2014, 4% consolidated pay award with effect 01
st January 2014 in return for a modernisation agreement;
- A guarantee of no compulsory redundancies until the end of 2014.
In 2013, the Council of Ministers has made provision in Central Contingency (Pay Provision) for the 1% Consolidated and 1% Non Consolidated Award for 2013 .and the implementation of the pay offer requires a transfer of funding to those departments affected by the pay offer.
Appendix 1 provides a schedule of Tthe required transfers from Central Contingency (Pay Provision) to the Transport and Technical XXXXXXXXXXXindividual dDepartment’s’ heads of expenditure representsing £199,150xxxxxx for the cost of the 1% Consolidated and £158,600 xxxxx for the cost of the 1% Non Consolidated Award for 2013. The total cost of the 2013 pay awards for the Transport and Technical Services XXXXXXXX dDepartment is £357,750£x,xxx,xxx..
3.
Recommendation
The Minister for Transport and Technical Services Treasury and ResourcesXXXXXXXXX is recommended to approve a 2013 request for contingency funding totalling £357,750£X,.XXX,XXX from the Central Contingency (Pay Provision)) for the Transport and Technical Services XXXXXXXto various deDepartments of £357,750£XXXXXXXas set out in Appendix 1 for costs associated with the 1% Consolidated and 1% Non Consolidated Award for 2013.
4. Reason for Decision
Article 17(2) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that the Minister for Treasury and Resources is authorized to approve the transfer from contingency expenditure to heads of expenditure of amounts not exceeding, in total, the amount available for contingency expenditure in a financial year..
5. Resource Implications
Transport and Technical Services XXXXXXXX Department’s’ revenue heads of expenditure to increase by £357,750£x,xxx,xxx as set out in Appendix 1 and the Central Contingency (Pay Provision) to decrease by an identical amount. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States for 2013.
Action required
Finance Director for Transport and Technical Services to liaise with Treasury and Resources Department to effect the necessary budget transfer.
Written by: Finance Manager
Approved by: Director of Finance
Report author : Head of Financial Planning
| Document date : 10th December 2012
|
Quality Assurance / Review : Director of Financial Planning and Performance
| File name and path:
|
MD sponsor :Treasurer of the States
|
APPENDIX 1 SCHEDULE OF COSTS TO DEPARTMENTS OF THE 1% NON CONSOLIDATED PAY OFFER FOR 2012 TO BE FUNDED BY A TRANSFER FROM CENTRAL RESERVES