Remuneration of States Employees: 2005

18 May 2006

1. In accordance with normal practice, the States Treasurer has included in the Financial Report and Accounts for 2005, Notes regarding the remuneration of States employees in 2005. (Appendix A).

2. In order to provide more information to States Members, the States Employment Board is providing details of the types and numbers of posts to be found within the remuneration bands used by the Treasurer in the Notes to the Accounts. (Appendix B).

3. The Report and Accounts show that the number of employees earning £70,000 and above increased from 245 to 267 between 2004 to 2005. However, if this figure is increased in line with the average earnings index (5.3%) for this period - ie to £73,710 – the total number of employees earning at this level or above was 238 in 2005 – a reduction of 7 employees.

4. Hospital Consultants and other doctors feature significantly amongst the higher earners for 2005. This is largely explained by a new agreement in the UK in 2004 which was linked to the introduction of a new contract of employment for consultants. (The pay of Jersey’s Hospital Consultants is directly linked to the UK rates of pay). This agreement provided for an increase of pay of up to 10% plus additional performance related salary increments.

5. The analysis shows that 267 States employees received a total remuneration of more than £70,000 in 2005. Of these 119, less than half, were Civil Servants or Chief Officers. When the figures are properly adjusted for inflation they show that this number has fallen by 20 from 2005. 

6. A recent salary survey of States pay rates showed that, as at 1 January 2006, States pay was on average 10% ahead of the median for the private sector on basic pay and 3% ahead on total pay. However, with regard to Senior Officers/Chief Officers pay, the States were on average 9.1% behind the median basic pay of the private sector and 32.8% behind on total pay.

7. In comparison with the UK public sector, States pay was on average 40% ahead on both basic and total pay, though the figures were much lower for Senior/Chief Officers. 

8. The tables attached at Appendix C show the comparison of rates of pay for States employees with the UK public sector and local private sector respectively.

M J Pinel
10 May 2006

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