Wandsworth Chief Executive earns more than the Prime Minister
Twenty Five Council employees are paid in excess of £100,000 a year – and one earns more than the Prime Minister, according to a new report by the Taxpayers' Alliance.
The Town Hall Rich List, which lists local government staff across the country whose total remuneration exceeds £100,000, shows that in Wandsworth Chief Executive and Director of Administration G Jones was awarded a 7.1% pay increase last year bringing his remuneration package to £227,500.
Director of Technical Services W Myers earned £162,500 and Director of Children’s Services P Robinson £157,500. Deputy Chief Executive C Buss received a 15.1% increase which meant was paid £152,500 with the Director of Housing and the Director of Leisure both earning £142,500.
The TaxPayers' Alliance say town hall executive pay appears to be insulated from the wider economic reality.
"Town Hall bosses have had a very good recession at taxpayers' expense. More of them than ever are earning massive amounts and they even enjoyed a healthy pay rise while everyone else was suffering pay freezes, cuts or redundancies,” said TPA Policy Analyst John O’Connell.
“It is unfair that these public servants have been having a whale of a time while the ordinary taxpayers who fund their generous deals have been struggling to survive the recession. Now that most councils are in financial trouble, these senior managers must take serious pay cuts to help make ends meet.”
The TPA say the average pay rise for the council staff on the Town Hall Rich List is five percent. This is compared with a 2.7 percent pay rise for nurses and a 2.3 percent pay rise for teachers.
Since the TaxPayers' Alliance published its first Rich List in 2007, the number of senior staff receiving such large sums has soared. This latest report shows that trend continuing despite the recession.
The full report can be found online at http://www.taxpayersalliance.com/thrl2010.pdf
April 7, 2010
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