29/08/2001

Senior civil servants to receive substantial pay hike

Hundreds of civil servants across the UK are set to receive a substantial increase in their wages of up to a 50 per cent, according to a report in The Times.

The report revealed that the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) is set to propose new pay grades for 3,000 senior civil servants next month in an effort to attract private sector recruits and halt an exodus of the most talented Whitehall staff to the City. The new pay scheme, plus bonus payments, would take some earnings up to £200,000.

Under a consultation paper being considered by the review body, the nine current senior pay grades would be reduced to three. Those civil servants illegible for the scheme would also receive bonuses of at least 10 per cent, rising to up to 20 per cent in future years, the paper said.

The new structure will link pay more closely to performance and bring earnings closer to those of senior officials in local government and the National Health Service, where chief executives can earn £150,000. (MB)

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