Acting Up and Honoraria Policy - October 2024

Procedure

A business case must be made by the relevant manager to support the application for an honorarium payment using the “Request for an Honorarium
Payment” form (Appendix 1) and submitted to the departmental Director for approval.

Types of evidence include:

• The reason for the payment, e.g. to cover for long term absence, or to undertake a specific piece of work.
• Details of the post affected and the grades of the substantive and higher graded post.
• Whether the extent of the duties are full or partial – if partial, the duties must have been evaluated by the Pay and Reward team before submitting the business case.
• Cost – calculation of the amount per month the employee would be entitled to receive.

The full amount of the difference between the existing salary and the minimum salary of the higher grade should be paid. If the minimum salary of the acting up grade is lower, or the same as, the employee’s current salary, they should be paid the honorarium at the next SCP above their current salary.

Where longer-term situations may apply, e.g. maternity cover, the Authority’s Recruitment and Selection policy should be followed.

Where the additional duties are evaluated as being the same grade as the employee’s substantive post, no payment will be made. It is for the manager to ensure that the additional workload is manageable within the employee’s standard working hours, or, with the appropriate approval, authorise overtime where necessary.