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Item for decision: Thematic Review - Members' staffing support
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Meeting: 16/03/2023 - Remuneration Board (2020 - 2025) (Item 3)
Staffing Review (10.10 - 11.40)
Dr Rebecca Mckee, Institue of Government to discuss the findings of her research on staffing frameworks in legislatures
Paper 4- Discussion on next steps of the thematic review of staffing support
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 2
- Restricted enclosure 3
Minutes:
The
Board welcomed Dr Rebecca McKee to the meeting. Rebecca presented the findings
of her research on staffing frameworks in different legislatures. The
main areas of discussion were around staffing structure, job families, staff
turnover, recruitment and retention.
Mike
Redhouse, the Board lead on this review, presented a paper considering the next
steps of the thematic review of staffing support.
The Board agreed the scope and objectives for
the pay and grading review and agreed to include Group Support Staff within the
review. An initial priority for the review is to establish the market position
and to compare with other legislatures and public sector bodies.
The Board identified additional information
which would help inform the review, such as turnover rates, exit interviews as
suggested at the Rep Group meetings, and Members’ spend levels of their
staffing allowance.
The Board agreed for officials to prepare a specification for the work alongside the Commission’s Procurement Team.
The Board queried the 3.5 FTE figure as a basis
for Members’ Staffing Support Allowance within Rebecca’s research. Officials to
check this with Rebecca and correct if necessary.
Provide Board with the additional information
requested or further advice.
Amend the scope, objectives and information
required, as above.
The Board agreed to share further information
with the Representative Groups on the review being undertaken.
Meeting: 13/10/2022 - Remuneration Board (2020 - 2025) (Item 7)
Item for decision: Thematic Review - Members' staffing support (13.15 - 14.00)
Paper
6 – agreement of final terms of reference and options for changes to the
Determination for 2023/24
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 6 , View reasons restricted (7/1)
Minutes:
·
The
Board noted the feedback received on the draft terms of reference for the review,
which was shared with Representative Groups and the Chief Executive and Clerk
during the summer recess.
·
The
Board agreed the terms of reference for the review.
·
As
part of the first phase of the review, and in light of calls for greater
staffing support for Members, the Board considered representations made on this
issue by Members over the course of this year and changes to the volume and
complexity of Members’ workload. The Board acknowledged that the complexity of
Members’ parliamentary work has increased.
·
The
Board agreed to consider this further as part of the annual review of the
Determination for 2023/24.