States Employees’ Remuneration: 2009.

STATES OF JERSEY

STATES EMPLOYEES' REMUNERATION: 2009

Presented to the States on 8th June 2010 by the Chief Minister

STATES GREFFE

2010   Price code: B  R.70

REPORT

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/Hospital  Consultants/ Specialists, senior Fire, Police and Prison Officers, Headteachers, Highlands College  Management,  Law  Draftsmen,  Legal  Advisers,  some  Nurses, Midwives and Paramedics, 5 Teachers and 2 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 and 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:

1. 20 employees  on  account  of  an  increase  in  grade  due  to promotion, an increase in contractual hours or through job re- evaluation –

7 Civil Servants

2 States Fire and Rescue Service

1 Education, Technical, Secretarial and Support

2 Hospital Consultants

2 Headteachers

6 Legal Advisers;

2. 36 employees  on  account  of  receiving  standby,  overtime  and supplementary payments (often relating to being on call) –

17 Civil Servants

2 Hospital Consultants

1 Manual Worker

4 Nurses/Midwives

2 Paramedics

5 Teachers

5 Police

(please see notes below);

3. 16 new employees to the States of Jersey –

4 Civil Servants

2 Chief Officers

2 Police

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:

1. 4 employees  on  account  of  receiving  standby  and  overtime payments (often relating to being on call) –

3 Civil Servants

1 Airport Rescue and Fire-fighting Service;

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 inAppendix 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 2 Hospital Consultants received supplements for standby and on-call, and an extra percentage from their basic pay for supervising a junior Doctor.

2. The 5 Teachers all received additional supplements for acting up or for completing additional responsibilities.

3. Of the 4 new Civil Servants, 3 filled vacant positions.

6.3  The 2 new Chief Officers filled 2 vacant Chief Officer positions.

6.3  The 2 new Police employees are covering 2 vacant positions.

6.3  Of the 8 new Hospital Consultants, 3 filled vacant positions.

APPENDIX A

Notes regarding the Remuneration of States Employees 2009

APPENDIX B

STATES OF JERSEY 2009 REMUNERATION* TRADING AND NON-TRADING DEPARTMENTS

Over- all

total

325

113

56

Over- all

total

24

23 9

2 0

2 2 556

Note:

*Figures include Employer's pension costs.

APPENDIX C