Ministers to oppose pay rise proposal
Saturday 27th June 2009, 2:58PM BST.
Deputy Phil Rondel
MINISTERS are to fight proposals to give public sector staff a pay rise.
The Council of Ministers has announced a pay freeze for all public sector staff, but an alternative flat-rate pay rise of £400 has been proposed by Deputy Phil Rondel. It will be debated by the States next week.
An amendment to increase the figure to £1,250 has been lodged by Deputy Geoff Southern.
In a separate amendment, St Peter Constable John Refault is to call for the rises, if they are agreed, to be paid only to those earning £31,200 or less.
Deputy Rondel’s proposal would cost the States £3m and Deputy Southern’s would cost £7.4m.
The States Employment Board has published comments criticising the proposition and the amendments, signalling the Council of Ministers’ intention to fight the moves.
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Looking after the lower paid workers maybe?????
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Lets pay our states members the minimum wage stop their directorships and other forms of income and see how long they survive in the real world.
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