Over Thirty Council Employees Earned Over £100,000 in 2011-12

Council accuses research of being "misleading & inaccurate"


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Last month Tax Payers Alliance published their report of Town hall salaries.  Wandsworth Council has:

- 32 employees earning more than than £100,000 in 2011-12 which was the 8th Council in the UK with more than 20 employees receiving remuneration over £100,000. The council with the highest number was Barnet which had 47 employees in this pay bracket.

- 6 employees earning over £100,000 took pay cuts last year ranging from 0.64% to 39.54%

- 0 employees earning over £250,000 in 2011-12 - in the previous year there were 3 employees earning over £250,000

The largest remuneration package across London in 2010-11 was Leo Boland, Chief Executive of the Greater London Authority who received £433,157, although this also included a large payment for loss of office. 

A spokesman for the Council told PutneySW15.com:

"This piece of research by the taxpayers' alliance is misleading and inaccurate. It continues to show members of staff on our books who have either retired, got jobs elsewhere or were made redundant a long time ago. At the same time they have overestimated the number of high earners at the town hall by around 30 per cent.


He continued:

"Wandsworth has a proven track record of providing residents with the best value for money services of any local authority in the country. Council tax bills here have been the lowest in the country for the past 20 years, and are currently half the London average. These successes have been achieved because we have high calibre staff who are determined to provide the best quality services at the lowest cost to taxpayers."

 

Name Job Title Total Remuneration 2009-10 £ Total Remuneration 2011-12 £ % Change Full details for 2010-11 & Notes
G Jones Chief Executive & Director
of Administration
356,891 227,420 -36.28 Salary (incl fees & allowances) £170,414; Bonuses £18,232; Expense Allowances/ Medical Insurance £2,476; Pension contribution £36,299.
Retired December 20 2010, annualised £229,150.
P Robinson Director of Children's
Services
213,788 212,420 -0.64 Salary (incl fees & allowances) £161,890; Bonuses £14,520; Expense allowances/ Medical Insurance £2,109; Pension contribution £33,902
N Powlson Assistant Director of
Administration
(Professional Services)
193,751 210,753 8.78 Salary (incl fees & allowances) £139,426; Bonuses £34,831; Expense allowances/ Medical Insurance £2,868; Pension contribution £33,628
C Buss Director of Finance &
Deputy Chief Executive
252,180 209,707 -16.84 Salary (incl fees & allowances) £174,271; Expense allowances/ Medical Insurance £1,954; Pension contribution £33,483
P Brennan Director of Leisure &
Amenity Services
197,589 200,253 1.35 Salary (incl fees & allowances) £152,521; Bonuses £13,464; Expenses
allowances/Medical Insurance £2,295; Pension contribution £31,973
R Evans Director of Housing 197,440 199,856 1.22 Salary (incl fees & allowances) £152,273; Bonuses £13,564; Expenses
allowances/Medical Insurance £2,109; Pension contribution £31,910
D Warwick Director of Adult Social
Services
188,721 189,730 0.53 Salary (incl fees & allowances) £146,111; Bonuses £12,655; Expenses
allowances/Medical Insurance £674; Pension contribution £30,290
  Borough Solicitor - 175,234   Salary (incl fees & allowances) £134,868; Bonuses £10,357; Expense
allowances/Medical Insurance £2,031; Pension contribution £27,979
  Assistant Director of
Administration (Support &
Democratic Services)
153,912 156,049 1.39 Salary (incl fees & allowances) £118,027; Bonuses £10,424; Expense
allowances/Medical Insurance £2,683; Pension contribution £24,915
  Director of Technical
Services
- 139,883   Salary (incl fees & allowances) £108,294; Bonuses £7,381; Expense
allowances/Medical Insurance £1,874; Pension contribution £22,334; This officer was promoted into the post in October 2010. The annualised
remuneration in the new post was £120,290
  Economic Development
Officer
137,151 134,994 -1.57 Salary (incl fees & allowances) £102,912; Bonuses £8,233; Expense
allowances/Medical Insurance £2,295; Pension contribution £21,554
W Meyers Director of Technical
Services
218,724 132,247 -39.54 Salary (incl fees & allowances) £88,810; Bonuses £21,022; Expense
allowances/Medical Insurance £1,299; Pension contribution £21,115.
Retired October 2010, annualised remuneration £162,746.
  Assistant Director of
Technical Services
(Environmental Services &
Community Safety)
128,184 132,168 3.11 Salary (incl fees & allowances) £103,492; Bonuses £7,573; Pension
contribution £21,102
  Head of IT and Business
Communications
53,001 129,051 143.49 Salary (incl fees & allowances) £106,807; Expense allowances/ Medical Insurance £1,639; Pension contribution £20,605; The Head of IT and Business communications started in November 2009. His annualised salary
is £106,807.
  Borough Valuer and
Estates Surveyor
117,295 122,709 4.62 Salary (incl fees & allowances) £93,892; Bonuses £7,227; Expense
allowances/Medical Insurance £1,997; Pension contribution £19,592
  Head of Policy 127,210 120,451 -5.31 Salary (incl fees & allowances) £93,958; Bonuses £7,261; Pension
contribution £19,232
  Head of Corporate Human
Resources
116,478 118,340 1.60 Salary (incl fees & allowances) £89,676; Bonuses £7,624; Expenses/Medical
Insurance £2,146; Pension contribution £18,895
P Martin Chief Executive and
Director of Administration
- 106,132 - Salary (incl fees & allowances) £88,401; Expense allowances/ Medical Insurance £786; Pension contribution £16,945. Started October 19 2010, annualised remuneration £189,019.
  Assistant Director
Technical Services
(Planning Services)
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May 1, 2012