By: Jan
Ofcom Senior Staff Earnings
The Guardian obviously finds it difficult to fill its media business section these days. Today, it featured a half page article on the earnings of Ofcom senior staff. Sadly enough there are people interested in this - I am. So, here we go:
- Stephen earns � 370,769
- Ed earned � 254,844 (in 11 months)
- Kip earns � 300,057
Ofcom’s management earns considerably more than senior people in the DCMS - Tessa Jowell, for example, earns � 130,347. While I don’t really think we need to get into a discussion whether people at Ofcom should earn less I think it is worth discussing whether politicians should earn more. After all, they are running the country we live in. I accept that rewards for working in government cannot only be material. However, good people should be rewarded with fair salaries.
Sep 17th 2004
Actually, I think we should get into the discussion about whether people at Ofcom should earn less.
�371,000 per year for implementing a load of prescribed rules - you must be joking mate!
Sep 19th 2004
I agree with the prescriptive bit, afterall Stephen Carter himself, when asked about his salary, apparently held up the Communications Act and said, “We are doing what the 590 pages in here tell us to do; nothing more, nothing less.” This is from the FT.
Sep 19th 2004
I work with Stephen - and he’s worth every penny!
Sep 30th 2004
How can a Chief Executive who pays long served experienced employees less than new recruits be worth �370K?
Ofcom stated that pay would depend upon performance rather than time served.
A Chief Executive who thinks that new recruits out perform the experienced employees training them has got a serious problem.
He needs to realise that teachers train students rather than students train teachers.
The fact that he has got this completely wrong raises serious doubts over his ability to manage simple issues.
I therefore dread to think what will happen when he applies his mind to complex issues.
Oct 7th 2004
I think that I (sorry Stephen) am (is) worth my (his) �370,769. — SC
Oct 7th 2004
Any person who thinks that ten is less than one is worth absolutely nothing in the employment market.
My seven year old grand son realises that ten is greater than one.
He also realises that ten years experience with any subject is far greater than only one years experience.
Here is the proof: a one year old child cannot read, but a ten year old child can.
Sadly, Stephen Carter thinks that this is incorrect.
I seriosly doubt if Stephen Carter could read when he was one year old.