People & culture committee

Abri’s People and Culture Committee (PACC) acts as the Group’s Remuneration and Nominations Committee. The Committee is appointed by and accountable to the Group Combined Board; after each meeting the Committee provides a report to the Group Combined Board on its proceedings, making recommendations as required. This Directors’ Remuneration Report is for the year ended 31 March 2021.

Purpose

The purpose of the Committee is to ensure appropriate arrangements are in place for the employment and remuneration of the Executive Board, Chair of the Board and Non-Executive Directors in line with the strategic aims of the business and to enable the recruitment, motivation and retention of Executives and Non-Executive Directors whilst also complying with the requirements of the Regulator and ensuring the long-term success of the Group. The Committee maintains responsibility for nominations and succession planning and makes the necessary recommendations to the Group Combined Board.

Composition

The Committee consists of three Non-Executive Directors and the Chief Executive; the Chief Executive is not involved in decisions relating to his own remuneration, benefits and performance. A decision was taken to deviate from the requirements of the UK Corporate Governance Code to allow the Chief Executive to be a member because he is also a Board Member and has the requisite skills to contribute to the discussions in relation to the wider remit of the Committee.

The Committee Chair is Mandy Clarke; other Non-Executive Directors include the Chair of the Group Combined Board, Wayne Morris and the Group Vice-Chair, Joanna Makinson. The Chair of the Committee has extensive Human Resources and Remuneration Committee experience.

The Committee is also attended by the Executive Director of Strategy, Business Intelligence and HR and the Group Company Secretary, who provides legal, regulatory and governance advice.

The Committee met on nine occasions in 2020-21 and attendance is set out below:

PACC attendance

Workforce representation and voice of the employee

To ensure that the decisions of the Committee remain relevant and aligned to the espoused culture of the organisation, the Committee Chair meets twice a year with the Chair of ConneXus. People performance data such as staff absence, turnover and employee engagement is reviewed at each meeting of the Committee.

Advisors to the Committee

Odgers & Berndtson acted as independent advisors to the Committee as part of the Group Chair recruitment process. Gatenby Sanderson acted as independent advisors to the Committee as part of the current Non-Executive Director recruitment process. The Committee considers both Odgers & Berndston and Gatenby Sanderson to be independent.

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