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ENGAGEMENT OF A CONSULTANT TO UNDERTAKE AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE JOB EVALUATION EXERCISE AND CURRENT APPEALS WITHIN THE JOINT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICE

Decision Maker: Managing Director

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

The appointment of an external consultant (Gauge Job Evaluation Specialist) to undertake an external review of the Environmental Health Job Evaluation process and outstanding appeals.

The consultant charges £500 per day for JE services and it is anticipated that 5-7 days will be required to review what has happened to date, review the second stage appeals and produce a final report for the Chief Executive.

The cost will be met from approved Environmental Health budgets.

Reasons for the decision:

The Environmental Health Service has been jointly operated since 2012. As part of joining of the service all jobs were re-evaluated resulting in some significant salary variations.

The original results were appealed, as a result of which some changes were made. A further appeal has been raised against the outcome, and Officers have come to the view that the only way of securing an uncontested outcome is to commission an independent review from outside the Council.

Suitable specialist skills in the Gauge Job Evaluation system are available at Barnsley MBC who are prepared to undertake the work involved at a cost of £500 per day.l Officers consider this represents good value for money.

The outcome of this external review will be final, which both sides have accepted.

Officers are of the view that it is not appropriate to seek competitive tenders in this instance.

Alternative options considered:

The option to re-look at the appeals a second time internally is not deemed appropriate given that the limited specialist resource available to the Council would require the same individuals to be involved who undertook some of the original reviews. An internal exercise could not therefore meet the requirements of independence.

Publication date: 03/02/2023

Date of decision: 03/05/2016

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