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Senior managers pay and expenses
Chief Executive and Senior Officers pay scales
The Chief Executive’s pay scale is set by a committee of
councillors every 2 years on advice from an independent
specialist.
The actual salary for the Chief Executive post in
Redbridge is £181,542. The chief executive also receives returning
officer fees, which are small and vary year by year depending on
what elections, by-elections are held (please see below).
- As per the national conditions of service the Chief Executive
contributes 7.5% of salary to the local government pension scheme
and Redbridge’s employer contribution to the pension fund for all
contributing members of staff is 23.1%
- In some years the Chief Executive as Returning Officer also
receives election fees when general, local or European elections
take place. This ranges up to a maximum of about £9,000
- The Chief Executive chooses not to claim travel and sundry
expenses, although like all officers he is entitled to claim.
He also chooses not to participate in the funded healthcare
scheme
- The lowest salary grade is Scale 1 representing approximately
5% of the workforce. The average salary level for Scale 1 is
£15,368. Comparing this to the current salary of the highest paid
council employee, the Chief Executive on a salary of £181,542,
represents a ratio of approximately 1:12
- The pay scales for the most senior officers of the Council,
those who report directly to the Chief Executive and sit on the
Management Board, range between £105,000 and £138,000 and cover 6
posts
- As per the national conditions of service the Directors are
able to contribute 7.5% of salary to the local government pension
scheme and Redbridge’s employer contribution to the pension fund
for all contributing members of staff is 23.1%.
All Directors are also eligible to receive, as part of their
employment package, funded healthcare whose current financial value
ranges approximately between £1,600 and £4,700 per annum.
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