What is your view on the proposed changes to GLA staff pay dates and if the majority of the responses are against the change, do you think this should be reconsidered?

It is for the Chief Officer to determine the terms and conditions of employment for GLA staff and not the Mayor.

I appreciate that there are those who do not support this change, but it is necessary if the GLA is to move to an arrangement where Transport for London delivers its transactional HR services, including payroll. London Fire Brigade, who currently deliver GLA payroll, are changing their own arrangements and will not be able to continue to provide the GLA with a payroll service beyond Autumn 2022.

These changes form part the wider collaboration programme. By sharing HR services with TfL, we will be able to save money by increasing collaboration across the Group. The GLA family is facing significant challenges, including increased financial pressures and so it is more important than ever that we reflect on our current ways of working and together reshape our services and build the foundations for a more sustainable model across the Group. Given TfL already provide our finance processing systems, this is the most efficient option available to us, avoiding delays and data quality issues from rekeying data.

This is also about improving service delivery for all staff. TfL has an HR function of scale and has invested in organising this function in line with best HR practice. It also continues to invest in the systems to support this. GLA employees will therefore have access to more consistent and standardised best-practice processes and routes to HR support would be clearer.