David Cameron gave some of his special advisers bumper pay rises just months before they were given generous severance packages, it has been reported.
The former prime minister upped the salary of some of his advisers by as much as £18,000 – or up to 24%, according to an analysis by Civil Service World.
The double-digit hikes were ordered despite pay rises being capped at 1% across the public sector. Trade unions and taxpayer groups said the increases were “shameful” at a time when government departments have faced cuts.
Dave Penman, general secretary of the FDA union – which represents senior officials – told Civil Service World: “It would seem hypocrisy knows no bounds from a prime minister who preached pay restraint and austerity to public servants and the public, while at the same time awarding double-digit pay rises to his special advisers ... The very same special advisers who received enhanced redundancy terms from the outgoing prime minister also received pay rises of up to 24% in one year.” Full story...
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The former prime minister upped the salary of some of his advisers by as much as £18,000 – or up to 24%, according to an analysis by Civil Service World.
The double-digit hikes were ordered despite pay rises being capped at 1% across the public sector. Trade unions and taxpayer groups said the increases were “shameful” at a time when government departments have faced cuts.
Dave Penman, general secretary of the FDA union – which represents senior officials – told Civil Service World: “It would seem hypocrisy knows no bounds from a prime minister who preached pay restraint and austerity to public servants and the public, while at the same time awarding double-digit pay rises to his special advisers ... The very same special advisers who received enhanced redundancy terms from the outgoing prime minister also received pay rises of up to 24% in one year.” Full story...
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