Pay Pals - Pay in the public sector has been under scrutiny.
Pay in the public sector has been under scrutiny recently after Panorama disclosed that more than 9,000 public sector workers earn more than the Prime Minister and over 38,000 earn 100,000. The disclosures lead to a furore, and the Public Sector People Managers' Association (PPMA) has called for calm, saying that there is a need for "mature discussions between employers, employees and trade unions across the whole of the public sector to address these issues positively and constructively".
The PPMA considers that using a remuneration committee, composed of non-executive directors or locally elected politicians, will help ensure that enhanced accountability, transparency and objectivity become the norm in setting public sector senior salaries. This should, it said, help to further address the many valid concerns and opinions expressed by members of the public, ministers and media commentators.
In June, David Cameron asked economist Will Hutton to examine ways to prevent disparities of pay that lead to the top paid employees in the public sector earning 20 times or more as much as the lowest paid. Mr Hutton's review will include staff covered by the senior salaries review body, non-departmental bodies and managers in local government and the NHS. His remit does not include the BBC or the Royal mail.
If you require assistance with compensation and reward issues please give us a call. Russell HR Consulting provides expert knowledge in the practical application of employment law as well as providing employment law training and HR support services. For more information, visit our website at http://www.russellhrconsulting.co.uk or call a member of the team on 0845 644 8955.
Russell HR Consulting offers HR services to businesses nationwide, including Buckinghamshire (covering Aylesbury, High Wycombe, Milton Keynes, Bedford, Banbury, Northampton, Towcester and surrounding areas), Nottinghamshire (covering Chesterfield, Mansfield, Nottingham, Sheffield, Worksop and surrounding areas) and Hampshire (covering Aldershot, Basingstoke, Reading, Farnborough, Fareham, Portsmouth, Southampton and surrounding areas).
The PPMA considers that using a remuneration committee, composed of non-executive directors or locally elected politicians, will help ensure that enhanced accountability, transparency and objectivity become the norm in setting public sector senior salaries. This should, it said, help to further address the many valid concerns and opinions expressed by members of the public, ministers and media commentators.
In June, David Cameron asked economist Will Hutton to examine ways to prevent disparities of pay that lead to the top paid employees in the public sector earning 20 times or more as much as the lowest paid. Mr Hutton's review will include staff covered by the senior salaries review body, non-departmental bodies and managers in local government and the NHS. His remit does not include the BBC or the Royal mail.
If you require assistance with compensation and reward issues please give us a call. Russell HR Consulting provides expert knowledge in the practical application of employment law as well as providing employment law training and HR support services. For more information, visit our website at http://www.russellhrconsulting.co.uk or call a member of the team on 0845 644 8955.
Russell HR Consulting offers HR services to businesses nationwide, including Buckinghamshire (covering Aylesbury, High Wycombe, Milton Keynes, Bedford, Banbury, Northampton, Towcester and surrounding areas), Nottinghamshire (covering Chesterfield, Mansfield, Nottingham, Sheffield, Worksop and surrounding areas) and Hampshire (covering Aldershot, Basingstoke, Reading, Farnborough, Fareham, Portsmouth, Southampton and surrounding areas).
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