jza80 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 How much work did George Entwhistle complete in 54 days? Most of which he got wrong anyway. Why the big payoff? Look at ex chelsea now at tottenham manager, is he worth that much when he lose more games then he won? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnvqsos Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Those are actually pretty limited salaries compared to what they could get working privately. How do you suggest that the government hires CEO level people if they aren't allowed to even come close to a competitive salary? I would not say the recent departees were of CEO calibre.People can be motivated by interest,a sense of prestige,even ultraism,and not solely by instrumental incentives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anywebsite Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 It is only a small % of the company turn over The BBC isn't a company, it's a government department funded by a flat tax on everybody who owns a TV. There is evidence to suggest the person in question didn't act very professionally, that's why he got sacked after 54 days in the job. Normal person gets caught doing something wrong at work, gets sacked & they're lucky if they even get the pay that's owed to them, then they can't claim the dole for months because they got sacked. Somebody in government does it & they get several hundred thousand pounds, plus a gold plated pension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 It will be part of his contract; when you negotiate a contract you can include anything that you wish if the employer agrees to it! And the employer agreed to it because.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anywebsite Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 It wasn't actually. He was paid off twice what was legally required due to his contract. If he resigned he was due 6 months salary, if he was sacked he was due 12 months. I think he was told that he had to resign or he would be sacked, and that either way they'd give him the 12 months amount. They probably thought it was better for their image if he resigned. If this is true, then why do the BBC accept such weak contracts for their staff? Gets paid for 12 months after he gets sacked? Surely they should be able to terminate the contract with no payout in cases where there has been gross misconduct? Would this kind of contract be normal at Sky or ITV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnvqsos Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 The BBC isn't a company, it's a government department funded by a flat tax on everybody who owns a TV. There is evidence to suggest the person in question didn't act very professionally, that's why he got sacked after 54 days in the job. Normal person gets caught doing something wrong at work, gets sacked & they're lucky if they even get the pay that's owed to them, then they can't claim the dole for months because they got sacked. Somebody in government does it & they get several hundred thousand pounds, plus a gold plated pension. If its a government department it must be funded by the Treasury and have a named minister-neither condition applies.It is a public corporation to secure a degree of political independence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolster Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 The BBC isn't a company, it's a government department funded by a flat tax on everybody who owns a TV. There is evidence to suggest the person in question didn't act very professionally, that's why he got sacked after 54 days in the job. Normal person gets caught doing something wrong at work, gets sacked & they're lucky if they even get the pay that's owed to them, then they can't claim the dole for months because they got sacked. Somebody in government does it & they get several hundred thousand pounds, plus a gold plated pension. It is these double standards that you have outlined that eat away at the very fibres of my being. Such people expect as a God given right to be treat better than others. Our class system is constantly sticking two fingers up at the middle and working classes and what do we do?....Just moan about it! Some ten bob millionaire pretend tory boys who come on here just pretend that they are like the ruling classes. It is these pretenders who keep us (and them) down. They cannot address a problem that they are too blind to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anywebsite Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 If its a government department it must be funded by the Treasury and have a named minister-neither condition applies.It is a public corporation to secure a degree of political independence. It's funded by a tax. The government sets the level of that tax. It might have some degree of independence from the government, but that only seems to reduce their accountability. Effectively they're still part of the government, the government controls how much money they can receive from tax revenue, even if it doesn't go through the treasury & there isn't a minister directly responsible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 How much are others getting paid to be heads of national / private banks? They could pay minimum wage, but that's unlikely to attract the sort of people with the skills and knowledge to actually do the job. You mean people with the skills and knowledge to ruin the banking system, bring countries to their knees, rob people of their jobs, and act with criminal dishonesty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnvqsos Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 It is these double standards that you have outlined that eat away at the very fibres of my being. Such people expect as a God given right to be treat better than others. Our class system is constantly sticking two fingers up at the middle and working classes and what do we do?....Just moan about it! Some ten bob millionaire pretend tory boys who come on here just pretend that they are like the ruling classes. It is these pretenders who keep us (and them) down. They cannot address a problem that they are too blind to see. He was part of the middle class,albeit the upper echelons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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