Baron99 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 (edited) Well austerity must be well & truely over if we can award these 'public workers' an above inflation busting, 3% pay increase, an additional £2,464. https://www.itv.com/news/2020-03-05/mps-to-receive-pay-rise-of-2-464-bringing-basic-annual-salary-to-81-932/ Basic salary now just under £82k. Edited March 5, 2020 by Baron99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaddamp Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 not enough of an increase ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchemist Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 4 hours ago, Baron99 said: Well austerity must be well & truely over if we can award these 'public workers' an above inflation busting, 3% pay increase, an additional £2,464. https://www.itv.com/news/2020-03-05/mps-to-receive-pay-rise-of-2-464-bringing-basic-annual-salary-to-81-932/ Basic salary now just under £82k. ANOTHER bloody pay rise??? Thieving sods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRB Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Should increase the pay to say £100 k p.a provided they cut number of MPs to 450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 MPs will also receive a boost of at least £25,600 to their staffing budget, to allow them to increase aides' wages and therefore reduce turnover among staff. Many parliamentary workers are said to have struggled with their workload amid the political chaos of recent years. https://inews.co.uk/news/mp-salary-house-of-commons-rise-public-sector-wages-budget-2020-2112727 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauxwell Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 I don’t think MPs are overpaid. I remember reading a few years ago Council Executives and some department heads use to get paid more than MPs, some of their salaries was above a hundred thousand a year. I’m all in favour of cutting back on The House of Lords expenses, there’s to many of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 1 hour ago, hauxwell said: I don’t think MPs are overpaid. I remember reading a few years ago Council Executives and some department heads use to get paid more than MPs, some of their salaries was above a hundred thousand a year. I’m all in favour of cutting back on The House of Lords expenses, there’s to many of them. Just because others are over paid doesn't mean mps aren't as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvy Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 18 hours ago, Baron99 said: Well austerity must be well & truely over if we can award these 'public workers' an above inflation busting, 3% pay increase, an additional £2,464. https://www.itv.com/news/2020-03-05/mps-to-receive-pay-rise-of-2-464-bringing-basic-annual-salary-to-81-932/ Basic salary now just under £82k. Don't MP's decide their own payrise ? I'm not impressed by any of them, All the expenses fiddled just a few made an example of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 According to this article, the money doesn't just go into MP's pockets, but for their offices and staff: Quote IPSA interim chair Richard Lloyd said: "Our review of MPs' staffing budgets in 2019 found demands on MPs' offices were high, with staff doing difficult and stressful casework with constituents on a very wide range of problems. "There was often high staff turnover, with salary levels below comparable roles elsewhere, based on independent benchmarked evidence." He added that many MPs were spending "relatively little time or money" on staff training, wellbeing and development. https://news.sky.com/story/mps-to-be-paid-82k-as-they-receive-3-1-pay-rise-11950205 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 3 hours ago, hauxwell said: I’m all in favour of cutting back on The House of Lords expenses, there’s to many of them. Their numbers will be reduced soon, by around 10% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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