Morale is pretty low at Torbay council at the moment because of the pay evaluation the staff are going through, according to Mayor Nick Bye. It probably didn’t improve when the £150,000 wage of chief executive Elizabeth Raikes was published.
The TaxPayers’ Alliance have a run down of South Devon public servant wages, as well as their pay rises. They list Elizabeth Raikes’ salary for 2007 to 2008 as £150,041, with expenses and allowances of almost £2,340.
They also claim Teignbridge Council chief executive Nicola Bulbeck received £112,500 in 2007/8, but Teignbridge says she earns less than £100,000. And South Hams councils says no one on their staff earns more than £100,000.
Meanwhile back in Torbay, the council confirmed that three other top officers are each paid about £100,000 per year.
To quote the TaxPayers’ Alliance: “As workers in the private sector face the prospect of tough pay deals or unemployment, it is increasingly clear the rewards for senior staff in councils remain sky high.
“Generous remuneration for senior staff is difficult to square with complaints from councils that their resources are stretched, and may make it more difficult to control pay for other council staff.”
posted by Cptn
• Fair pay? Or do council executives take home too much dosh?
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