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(CIPD) Simply Health Absence Report 2012). Sickness has shown a slight
increase during the first half of 2012/13.
6.1.4 Current Year Position
At 30 th September 2012 actual expenditure on establishment costs was
£4,383,956, inclusive of temporary and agency staff and redundancy costs,
which represents 53.34% of the full year adjusted original budget of
£8,217,689. This is reflective of the number of temporary or agency staff
employed during the first half of the financial year, particularly in respect of
grass cutting etc. during the summer months, and the establishment budget is
profiled accordingly. However, the ongoing requirement for temporary and
agency staff mainly in the Planning service area, referred to in paragraph
6.1.2 above, is forecast to lead to an overspend of approximately £51,000 in
2012/13.
6.2 BUDGET PROPOSALS 2013/14
6.2.1 Personnel Statistics
The establishment currently equates to 255.62 full time equivalent posts
(F.T.E.), a decrease of 19.54 F.T.E.’s over the position 12 months ago. This
includes the effect of the Directorate review, and restructuring exercises within
Environmental Services and Human Resources, as well as the recent senior
management review, and changes to the recycling service. The table at
Appendix B summarises the movement between September 2011 and
September 2012.
6.2.2 On-Costs
National Insurance
The employers’ National Insurance contributions for 2013/14 have not yet
been announced, and so contributions have been incorporated into the
budgets assuming a 3% increase over the current rate, but with earning
thresholds remaining unchanged. Any subsequent changes to the rates will
be reported to the Cabinet Executive as and when the Council receives
notification.
Superannuation – Pension Contributions
The Council’s contributions to the Leicestershire Superannuation Fund have
been included at a rate of 16.7% of basic pay for 2012/13 and 17.7% of basic
pay for 2013/14, in line with details provided by the County Council. It is now
anticipated that proposed changes to employees’ contribution levels will not
take effect until April 2014.
IAS19
The Council is required to fully implement the implications of the International
Financial Reporting Standards (IAS19) in relation to Retirement Benefits.
The objective of this is to ensure that retirement benefits are accounted for
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