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Do Your Councillors Deseve More of Your Money? - East Renfrewshire: Plea for councillors’ pay to be brought in line with Real Living Wage
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16/1/2022

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East Renfrewshire: Plea for councillors’ pay to be brought in line with Real Living Wage

By William Brown Reporter


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THE salary paid to councillors in East Renfrewshire “does not cut the mustard,” the Scottish Government has been told, with local authority chiefs urging ministers to take a “realistic look” at their wages.

Leaders at Cosla, which represents East Renfrewshire Council and Scotland’s 31 other local authorities, have called for the amount elected members are paid to be brought in line with the Real Living Wage.

The current salary for a councillor is £18,604 and they work an average of 38 hours per week in their role – the equivalent of a full-time job.

More than two-fifths of councillors who took part in Cosla’s survey reported having a second job, working an average of 25 hours per week at this.

Cosla said the study highlights “the insufficiency of current remuneration for the responsibilities of the modern councillor” and “the necessity for councillors to have an additional source of income.”

It complained the current salary is less than the Real Living Wage of £9.90 per hour, which equates to an annual salary of £19,562 for a 38-hour week.

Alison Evison, Cosla president, said: “The time has come for a realistic look at the remuneration for the role of a councillor.

“All of us within local government want to harness the power of a more locally democratic way of doing things, to enable a more diverse range of voices at the decision-making table and to overhaul participation in council policy-making across the country – but people need to be properly remunerated to make this rhetoric a reality.”

A Scottish Government spokesman said: “Since 2017, councillors’ pay has increased annually in line with the percentage increase in the median annual earnings of public sector workers.

“The government is open to working with Cosla to further consider this issue.”

Re: Do Your Councillors Deseve More of Your Money? - East Renfrewshire: Plea for councillors’ pay to be brought in line with Real Living Wage 2 years, 2 months ago #2

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There are 18 Councillors in East Renfrewshire.

The Leader gets £31,010.00

Another 9 get £23,257.00

Leaving 8 getting the basic £18.604.00

You can read relevant papers From Council Website here -

www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/Find-my-councillor


EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL
SCHEME FOR MEMBERS’ REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES
2021/2022

PAYMENT OF MEMBERS’ SALARIES
Basic Salary
Each Member of the Council will receive a basic salary of £18,604 per annum.

Payment of salary will be made on the third Friday of each month by a monthly payment of £1550 subject to normal Income Tax, National Insurance and Pension Contribution deductions.

Senior Councillors
In terms of the 2007 Regulations the Council has resolved to pay Senior Councillor Salaries to Members with special responsibilities. These Salaries will be paid under the same arrangements as basic salaries.

£ ANNUAL SALARY / £ MONTHLY PAYMENT

Leader of the Council 31,010 / 2,584

Provost 23,257 / 1,938

Deputy Provost 23,257 1,938

Convener for Community Services and Community safety 23,257 / 1,938

Convener for Education and Equalities 23,257 / 1,938

Convener for Environment 23,257 / 1,938

Convener for Housing and Maintenance Services 23,257 / 1,938

Chair of Audit and Scrutiny Committee 23,257 / 1,938

Chair of Planning Applications Committee/LRB 23,257 1,938

Chair of Licensing Committee 23,257 1,938

Payment of Salaries
Payment of salaries will be made automatically monthly into each Member’s bank account on the third Friday of each month.

If a Member leaves office as a Councillor or ceases to be entitled to a Senior Councillor Salary, the payment due will be calculated on a daily basis from date of appointment to the date of demitting office.

In such circumstances any overpayment will require to be repaid by the Member.

Prior to election, salaries will be calculated on a daily basis up to the appointed date.
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