Parish Clerk - 73% increase in costs for 2020/21
The Parish Clerk is paid to work an agreed number of hours per week. He is also paid a "Home Working Allowance", a sum to take into account the use of space, lighting, heating, telephone, internet and electricity due to working from his home.
In 2019/20 the costs were:
Working hours = 3 hours per week (156 hours per year) @ £10.57 per hour = £1,649 pa
Home allowance = £8.33 per month = £100 per year
Total income = £1,749 pa
In 2019/20 the costs were:
Working hours = 3 hours per week (156 hours per year) @ £10.57 per hour = £1,649 pa
Home allowance = £8.33 per month = £100 per year
Total income = £1,749 pa
The Parish Council agreed these increases for 2020/21:-
Salary to be increased to £11.05 per hour*
Working hours = increased to 5 hours per week (260 hour per year) = £2,873 pa
Home allowance = increased to £3.00 per week = £156 pa
Total income = £3,029 pa
Additional cost of the Parish Clerk for 2020/21 is £1,280 = +73%
No wonder our precept went up 141% this year partly to include for this increase. But frankly, who cares?
* Pay increased from scale 9 to scale 10 (why?) and also being increased by national negotiation by 2.75% (regardless of national economic and covid-19 climate!) so this is £21,322 pa (£11.05 per hour)
Salary to be increased to £11.05 per hour*
Working hours = increased to 5 hours per week (260 hour per year) = £2,873 pa
Home allowance = increased to £3.00 per week = £156 pa
Total income = £3,029 pa
Additional cost of the Parish Clerk for 2020/21 is £1,280 = +73%
No wonder our precept went up 141% this year partly to include for this increase. But frankly, who cares?
* Pay increased from scale 9 to scale 10 (why?) and also being increased by national negotiation by 2.75% (regardless of national economic and covid-19 climate!) so this is £21,322 pa (£11.05 per hour)