The proposals itemised will also impact on our staff. From an overall current staffing budget of £220m, savings of around £11m will be made (this is equivalent to approximately 350 full time employees). The council has a good record of limiting redundancies. Through a combination of active vacancy management, continuing to reduce spend on agency/casual workforce and voluntary overtime, together with more flexible working arrangements, we will keep job losses to a minimum and retain the vital skills of experienced staff. In terms of discussions about pay, we are committed to remaining within the national agreement and have made representations to the employers side national negotiators asking them to make a pay award to lower paid employees from April 2012 while increasing flexibility in conditions of service.
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I’d be interested in the cost of councillors rather than employees, both current costs including expenses and any future commitments such as retirement costs.