Councils could be at risk of breaking the law on pay to senior officers in the wake of Croydon LBC’s recent tribunal loss, employers have warned.
The employers’ side of the Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) for chief officers has urged local authorities to check their policies and contracts to avoid falling foul of the same ruling.
An employment judge earlier this year found Croydon acted unlawfully when it denied full pay to its former director for localities, Hazel Simmonds, while she was suspended.
The council argued she was entitled to ‘normal’ pay, meaning it could be reduced on the basis she was off sick.
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