Pay for Ministers of Parliment
On the 26th of February 2015 the Remuneration Authority (http://remauthority.govt.nz/) gave MP's a raise of between $8200-23,400 per annum.
It also noted that: "based on current movements in remuneration for top-level executive positions, the gap between market remuneration and the remuneration of senior members of the Executive and Parliament is increasing...the Authority continues to have concerns at the widening gap between the remuneration of Ministers and the chief executives and staff reporting to them and will continue to review the gap annually."
Tom Hunsdale
Sat 28 Feb 2015 3:59AM
The remuneration is a joke. It is an excuse for MPs to say they had nothing to do with it. CONvenient.
Courtney
Sat 28 Feb 2015 8:06AM
especially as the majority of those in parliment have money of their own, if they SERVE us well they get a bonus, just as restaurant staff getting tips for good service
Nicholas Adamson
Sun 1 Mar 2015 8:33PM
I agree it should be tied to something but median is too low, because it is a diificult job with important implications. Wages should be auto forfeited if net worth is over x
Maelwryth Fri 27 Feb 2015 3:39AM
My apologies, Media in the proposal should read Median.
@jamesabbott If you disagree with the current decision then please use the disagree option, unless you have a reason to block. For instance, you could have blocked on the spelling mistake.
Maelwryth Fri 27 Feb 2015 3:52AM
@jamesabbott Thankyou.
pilotfever Fri 27 Feb 2015 3:59AM
@tane You're welcome.
Maelwryth Fri 27 Feb 2015 7:10AM
@peterbaxter What do you think would be an acceptable level?
I must admit I am working under the assumption that there will be more allowances for them, but I think giving them the base pay of the median earner in NZ would be a decent incentive for them to start raising that level.
Peter Baxter Fri 27 Feb 2015 7:53AM
I suspect that it would have to be about double that (which would still be about half what a basic MP gets now).
Blair Robson Fri 27 Feb 2015 8:14PM
I don't believe that remuneration is ANYTHING to do with the public. Ita almost exclusively -NONE- of our business really. Its an HR issue. The publics responsibility in the democratic process is to policy and policy alone...Thats not to say that KPIs and performance measures should not be a publically rated system... some kind of system where we get to provide input aginst certain components of KPI wouldnt be a bad thing at all.
Ian Clarke Sat 28 Feb 2015 1:06AM
The principle of limiting politicians salary is good. There is a proposal in Russian Duma to take 10% pay cut. We should consider this too.
pilotfever Sat 28 Feb 2015 7:52AM
@IanKiddie @BlairRobson @IanKiddle Thankyou, I found your comments insightful.
Courtney Sat 28 Feb 2015 8:14AM
just a note as a my annual income on benefit is around $24000pa and i have 4 kids to raise
pilotfever · Fri 27 Feb 2015 2:57AM
How much taxpayer funded education is available to parliamentarians? I think they need less pay and more education in their areas of responsibility.