Decision details

Application to the Living Wage Foundation to become an accredited authority

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

  1. Approve the application to the Living Wage Foundation to become an accredited Real Living Wage payer.

 

2.     Delegate to the Corporate Director of Resources all decisions relating to the finalisation of the above application.

 

3.      Note the estimated financial impact and the budget provided for in the draft Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS).

Decisions:

Having noted the confidential appendix to the officer report, Cabinet

 

RESOLVED:  That

 

(1)            the submission of an application to the Living Wage Foundation (LWF) for Harrow Council to become an accredited Real Living Wage payer which incorporated a transition plan to ensure that the Council’s supply chain paid the Real Living Wage to their employees, be approved;

 

(2)            the Corporate Director of Resources, following consultation with the Director of Finance & Assurance and the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Resources, be authorised to take all decisions pertaining to the finalisation of the application to become accredited by the Living Wage Foundation;

 

(3)            the Corporate Director of Resources, following consultation with the Director of Finance & Assurance and the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Resources, be authorised to take all decisions pertaining to ensuring all our employees are paid the London Living Wage (LLW) as a minimum and to implement a transition plan that ensures that the Council’s supply chain paid the Real Living Wage to their employees; and

 

(4)            the estimated financial impact on the Council of its transition plan to ensure its suppliers paid the Real Living Wage (RLW) to their employees and the budget provided for in the draft Medium-Term Financial Strategy, be noted.

 

Reason for Decision:  To be recognised, through successful accreditation, by the LWF as an LLW employer and put in place a plan to implement the payment of the RLW into the supply chain to support the Council priorities of:

 

·                 Tackling poverty and inequality;

·                 Addressing health and social care inequality; and

·                 Building a thriving economy.

 

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:  As set out in the report.

 

Conflict of Interest relating to the matter declared by Cabinet Member/Dispensation Granted:  None.

Report author: Director of Finance

Publication date: 10/12/2021

Date of decision: 09/12/2021

Decided at meeting: 09/12/2021 - Cabinet

Effective from: 18/12/2021

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