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A decision made 7 June 2010 regarding: Remuneration of States employees in 2009 - those earning £70,000 pa or more.

Decision Reference: MD-C-2010-0040
Decision Summary Title :	Remuneration of States Employees 2009		Date of Decision Summary:	26 April 2010
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Employment Relations		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Remuneration of States Employees 2009		Date of Written Report:	26 April 2010
Written Report Author:	Head of Employment Relations		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Remuneration of States employees in 2009 – those earning £70,000 pa or more
Decision(s): The Chief Minister agreed to present the Remuneration of States Employees 2009 report to the States at the same as the Financial Report and Accounts for 2009 are presented.
Reason(s) for Decision: Given that the Financial Report and Accounts contain a section on the earnings of higher earning employees, the States Employment Board wishes to provide States Members with more information on this matter, including the personal salaries, within bands of £5,000.00, of all officers with salaries of £100,000 and above in 2009.
Resource Implications: There are no resource implications.
Action required: The Head of Employment Relations to ask the Greffier of the States to present the report at the same time as the Financial Report and Accounts.
Signature:		Position: Senator T.A. Le Sueur, Chief Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Remuneration of States employees in 2009 - those earning £70,000 pa or more

Remuneration of States Employees: 2009

1. In accordance with normal practice, the States Treasurer has included Notes regarding the remuneration of States employees in the Financial Report and Accounts for 2009. (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 (Appendix B).

3. During 2009, 556 Public Sector Employees earned in excess of £70,000 representing approximately 7.89 % of the total Public Sector. These earnings include overtime, standby and other allowances in addition to basic salary. They also include the employer’s pension contribution of 15.6% which is applied to basic salary.

4. Employees who earn in excess of £70,000 include Senior Civil Servants, Chief Officers, States/Judicial Appointments, Doctors/Consultants/Specialists, Senior Fire, Police and Prison Officers, Head Teachers, Highlands College Management, Law Draftsmen, Legal Advisers, some Nurses, Midwives and Paramedics, five Teachers and two Manual Workers earning high levels of overtime pay.

5. It should be further noted that the term ‘Civil Servant’ includes a number of professions such as States Vet, Official Analyst, Senior Ambulance Officers, Air Traffic Controllers, Meteorologists, Engineers, Accountants, Customs & Immigration Officers, Modern Matrons, Physiotherapists, Pathologists, Microbiologists, Radiologists and Pharmacists.

6. From Appendix A, it can be seen that there were 15 additional employees from non-trading departments and 3 additional employees from trading departments earning £70,000+ in 2009 compared with 2008. The overall increase of 18 additional employees is lower than previous years and this can be attributed to such factors as the pay freeze in 2009 and a reduction in the police overtime that was incurred during the Historic Abuse Enquiry since 2008.

The increase of 15 non-traders is made up of an entry of 72 into, and an exit of 57 out of, the £70,000+ pay bracket. The entry of 72 employees can be explained as follows:

6.1 20 employees on account of an increase in grade due to promotion, an increase in contractual hours or through job re-evaluation;

Ø 7 Civil Servants

Ø 2 States Fire and Rescue Service

Ø 1 Education, Technical, Secretarial and Support

Ø 2 Hospital Consultants

Ø 2 Head Teachers

Ø 6 Legal Advisers

6.2 36 employees on account of receiving standby, overtime and supplementary payments, (often relating to being on call);

Ø 17 Civil Servants

Ø 2 Hospital Consultants

Ø 1 Manual Worker

Ø 4 Nurses/ Midwifes

Ø 2 Paramedics

Ø 5 Teachers

Ø 5 Police

(please see notes below)

6.3 16 new employees to the States of Jersey;

Ø 4 Civil Servants

Ø 2 Chief Officers

Ø 2 Police

Ø 8 Hospital Consultants

(please see notes below)

The increase of 3 non-traders is made up of an entry of 5 into, and exit of 2 out of, the £70,000+ pay bracket. The entry of 5 employees can be explained as follows:

6.4.1 4 employees on account of receiving standby and overtime payments, (often relating to being on call);

Ø 3 Civil Servants

Ø 1 Airport Rescue and Fire fighting service.

6.4.2 1 Civil Servant on account of an increase in grade due to promotion.

7. The salaries of jobs paid over £100,000 (exclusive of pension) in 2009 are shown in Appendix C. These are given in bands of £5,000.00 in accordance with practice in the UK Civil Service and with legal advice in relation to the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005.

Chief Minister

June 2010

Notes

6.2 The two hospital consultants received supplements for standby and on call, and an extra percentage from their basic pay for supervising a junior Doctor.

6.2 The five Teachers all received additional supplements for acting up or for completing additional responsibilities.

6.3 Of the four new Civil Servants, three filled vacant positions.

6.3 The two new Chief Officers filled two vacant Chief Officer positions.

6.3 The two new Police employees are covering two vacant positions.

6.3 Of the eight new hospital consultants, three filled vacant positions.