Validation process

The agreed validation process is available here together with a flowchart, worked examples and questions and answers. In November this process will be used to determine who is eligible for an equal pay payment. Any money will be paid in January 2015 salaries.

The salary cut off points are as follows:

- 92% of the mid-point of the salary range for roles in Benefit Band 1

- 85% of the mid-point of the salary range for roles in Benefit Band 2 and

- 77.5% of the mid-point of the salary range for roles in Benefit Band 3 where the ranges are 70-130, 85% where the range is 80-120

Reward framework salary ranges are constructed around a midpoint – also known as the 100% point. Benefit band 1 and 2 salary ranges run from 80% to 120% of the midpoint. Some Benefit Band 3 salary ranges are wider and run from 70% to 130% of the midpoint. You can find out the 2014 pay ranges on the left hand side of this page. This web page also contains a lookup table to allow you to work out where you sit in the pay range.

The minimum pay award will be £100. Therefore an individual will not receive an award if:

- the resulting award value is less than £100 or

- they are less than £100 from the cut-off point for their role.

Who is eligible?

The potentially eligible pool of people for consideration for the Review are, in broad terms, the following:

Those in a Reward Framework role with a published UK pay rangeThose paid more than £100 below the cut off points above.Those with a 2013/2014 year end APR mark of DN or better and a 14/15 Q2 QPR rating of DN or better

How much will be paid out to those deemed as eligible?

The amounts available will depend on the output from the validation process but the intention is that the following increases will be payable. There will be no discretion on the amount to be paid.

2013/14 year end APR rating % payable subject to cap

Excellent                                        4%

Very Good                                     2.8%

Achieves Standards                      2.1%

Development Needed                   1.4%

Where people are new to the role i.e. appointed after 1 April 2014 the Q2 2014/15 rating will be used to determine the increase paid.

Individuals who believe they may have an equal pay issue should contact the Prospect Helpdesk for advice.