Decision details

To consider the extension of market supplement for HGV drivers.

As a result of a national shortage of HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicles) drivers, the findings of a salary benchmarking exercise, and low response rates to HGV driver vacancies, it was agreed in July 2021 (see background papers) to apply a 7.5% market supplement to HGV driver salaries.

This agreement was to be in place until March 2023, and as such is now due to be reviewed.

During 2021 and 2022, some frontline waste and recycling services have been suspended because of staff shortages. The size of the staffing “pool” has been reviewed to ensure it is adequately resourced to provide resilience in periods of high staff absence.

On 1 February 2023, Cllr Steve Davies, the Portfolio Holder for Environment and Coastal Services made the following decision:

That the market supplement for HGV driver salaries continues to be applied from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, as described in this decision report.

That the staffing increase described in 4.3 in the report is progressed.

Any member of the Council, who is not a Portfolio Holder, who considers that this decision should be reviewed should give notice using the call-in facility at the top of this page on the Council’s intranet / extranet site. Alternatively, notice can be given to the Monitoring Officer (Grainne O’Rourke) (in writing or by e-mail) to be received ON OR BY 5.15 pm on 8 February 2023.

Details of the document the Portfolio Holder considered are attached below.

See Report

See Report