Post by Teddy Bear on Aug 27, 2011 16:19:17 GMT
Oh yes - 'Director of Vision' of the left wing vision of the BBC is definitely worth twice the salary of the Prime Minister. Definitely should have gone to Specsavers 
Not only the salaries they award themselves don't match the real world, neither does their broadcasting.
Not only the salaries they award themselves don't match the real world, neither does their broadcasting.
BBC pay cuts? A £20,000 raise and three executives off hook
The BBC has reneged on a promise to cut executive pay after it emerged that almost half of the corporation's board members will avoid sacrificing a month's salary this year.
BBC executive directors announced last year that each member of its board of directors would give up a month's wages in 2011 and
One director has secretly negotiated a £20,000 pay rise.
In response to mounting public anger over large salaries at the corporation, BBC executive directors announced last year that each member of its board of directors would give up a month's wages in 2011 and 2012. It was part of a pledge to address what Lord Patten of Barnes, the current chairman, has termed the "toxic" issue of high executive pay.
Sir Michael Lyons, the former chairman of the BBC Trust, said at the time that it was "right that the trust and executive board show leadership and recognise the climate in which we are operating".
The BBC says that the salary sacrifice has contributed to a cut in executive board pay of 43 per cent. The annual report shows Mr Thompson was awarded a package of £838,000 in 2010, but after the salary deduction, and a decision to axe pension top-up payments, his remuneration will drop to £671,000 this year. However, three of the seven executive board members have avoided the wage sacrifice, because their salaries, which range between £270,000 and £340,000, are set at a "significant reduction" to those who previously held their positions.
One of the three, George Entwistle, the broadcaster's director of vision, has even negotiated a £20,000 pay rise on top of his £270,000 salary. The raise, to be phased in over two years, has been agreed despite a three-year pay freeze for directors imposed in 2009.
Mr Entwistle, who is touted as a future director-general, replaced Jana Bennett – who earned £415,000 as head of television – in May. His appointment confirmation document stated there was "sufficient headroom" to increase his salary "to reach a salary that reflects the size and scale of the role of director of vision".
BBC sources said Mr Entwistle's pay rise would be contingent upon his performance. The source added: "These three were not present on the executive board when that decision was voted for and agreed. Their subsequent appointments were made at remuneration levels that already take such as sacrifice into account, or even went further still."
Helen Boaden, who joined the executive board in April as director of BBC News, on a salary of £340,000, has not been asked to hand back a month's pay. Her role had been carried out by Mark Byford, the deputy director-general who left the corporation with a £949,000 pay-off, having been on a £475,000 salary.
Ralph Rivera, who joined the board in March and holds the title of director of future media, will also not hand back any of his salary. He is paid £295,000, compared with the £330,000 earned by his predecessor Eric Huggers, the director of future media and technology.
Separately, The Telegraph understands that Mr Huggers left in February without paying back his month's salary sacrifice. The corporation has asked Mr Huggers to repay about £25,000, but has not received a reply. Mr Huggers was not available for comment yesterday.
John Whittingdale, the chairman of the Commons culture, media and sport select committee, said the executives had sent "a very poor message not just to more junior BBC staff, but to the licence fee payers as well". A BBC spokesman said: "We do not discuss contractual matters."
The BBC has reneged on a promise to cut executive pay after it emerged that almost half of the corporation's board members will avoid sacrificing a month's salary this year.
BBC executive directors announced last year that each member of its board of directors would give up a month's wages in 2011 and
One director has secretly negotiated a £20,000 pay rise.
In response to mounting public anger over large salaries at the corporation, BBC executive directors announced last year that each member of its board of directors would give up a month's wages in 2011 and 2012. It was part of a pledge to address what Lord Patten of Barnes, the current chairman, has termed the "toxic" issue of high executive pay.
Sir Michael Lyons, the former chairman of the BBC Trust, said at the time that it was "right that the trust and executive board show leadership and recognise the climate in which we are operating".
The BBC says that the salary sacrifice has contributed to a cut in executive board pay of 43 per cent. The annual report shows Mr Thompson was awarded a package of £838,000 in 2010, but after the salary deduction, and a decision to axe pension top-up payments, his remuneration will drop to £671,000 this year. However, three of the seven executive board members have avoided the wage sacrifice, because their salaries, which range between £270,000 and £340,000, are set at a "significant reduction" to those who previously held their positions.
One of the three, George Entwistle, the broadcaster's director of vision, has even negotiated a £20,000 pay rise on top of his £270,000 salary. The raise, to be phased in over two years, has been agreed despite a three-year pay freeze for directors imposed in 2009.
Mr Entwistle, who is touted as a future director-general, replaced Jana Bennett – who earned £415,000 as head of television – in May. His appointment confirmation document stated there was "sufficient headroom" to increase his salary "to reach a salary that reflects the size and scale of the role of director of vision".
BBC sources said Mr Entwistle's pay rise would be contingent upon his performance. The source added: "These three were not present on the executive board when that decision was voted for and agreed. Their subsequent appointments were made at remuneration levels that already take such as sacrifice into account, or even went further still."
Helen Boaden, who joined the executive board in April as director of BBC News, on a salary of £340,000, has not been asked to hand back a month's pay. Her role had been carried out by Mark Byford, the deputy director-general who left the corporation with a £949,000 pay-off, having been on a £475,000 salary.
Ralph Rivera, who joined the board in March and holds the title of director of future media, will also not hand back any of his salary. He is paid £295,000, compared with the £330,000 earned by his predecessor Eric Huggers, the director of future media and technology.
Separately, The Telegraph understands that Mr Huggers left in February without paying back his month's salary sacrifice. The corporation has asked Mr Huggers to repay about £25,000, but has not received a reply. Mr Huggers was not available for comment yesterday.
John Whittingdale, the chairman of the Commons culture, media and sport select committee, said the executives had sent "a very poor message not just to more junior BBC staff, but to the licence fee payers as well". A BBC spokesman said: "We do not discuss contractual matters."