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Staff salary scales from May 2010
Last updated: 27 August 2010
27 August 2010:
We have now added a copy of the salary scales
below - for quick reference. But do
click on the link underneath the scale to read the background notes. We
hear from IPSA that they
are having a
review of the scheme itself in the autumn of 2010 and that they will be
doing this every year; the staffing budget will be a part of that
review.
25 May 2010:
IPSA has sent the first ‘MP
bulletin’ to MPs, which included a note regarding staff contracts
and payment in May. For full details please visit the IPSA website at
www.parliamentarystandards.org.uk and navigate to the
‘Information for MPs and Staff’ page.’
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May 2010:
IPSA published (on 6 May) a lot of new information relating to
Staffing Expenditure and Employment of Staff.
This includes salary scales, model job descriptions and contracts.
You can access the information by going via the main IPSA website or
click here:
www.ipsa-home.org.uk/InfoForMpsandStaff.html.
Updates to the IPSA pages on 'Information for MPs and Staff' are
continuing and it is worth checking them out regularly for fresh
information.
The general information we have from IPSA at present is that they will pay MPs' staff salaries after the election. To smooth the transition the House will continue to administer the salaries of re-elected MPs' existing staff up to and including the month of May 2010.
Pay scales for MPs' staff were revised with effect from 6 May 2010. Here are the scales:
Click here to read the guidance notes and all the background information on the new scales.
Compare the new scales with previous years:
These earnings-related increases are still not awarded automatically; if your Member doesn't make arrangements to increase your pay in line with the new scales, the onus is on you to ask him/her for an adjustment. At present there is no obligation on Members to comply.
However, there is a clear obligation on your Member to review your salary annually. Here's what it says in the standard permanent contract:
If you are feeling a little wary of tackling your boss about the annual review, don't imagine you are alone. Lots of staff find this a difficult issue to raise. If you need a little moral support this might be a good time to join the Union; see the TGWU parliamentary branch page here.
We hope to have an up to date Salary Ready Reckoner to help you to estimate your salary projection for the year. The old version is now (August 2010) well out of date and we've asked IPSA for a version which you can use with their new scales. As soon as we get it, it will be added to this page.
You can also
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Use the Salary Ready Reckoner (Microsoft Excel File).