The 1% Club

In a move clearly designed to drive more people to consider voluntary redundancy, the BBC is proposing a 1% pay rise this year, or £500 if that's bigger than 1%. The NUJ has rejected the proposal, and the next stop is ACAS. 

The BBC says there'll be no rises for members of the BBC Executive Committee.  That's not quite right; the Board's Remuneration Committee meeting in May sanctioned new deals for the Deputy Director General and any incoming Director of News and Current Affairs... 

Deputy Director-General

5.1 The Committee considered a salary recommendation for the new position of Deputy Director-General.

5.2 The Committee approved the proposed pay mandate, noting that it reflected the external market benchmarking, recognised the scope of the new role and maintained appropriate internal relativities within the Executive Committee cohort. It was also noted that the Chief Operating Officer role was being closed.

CEO News and Current Affairs

5.3 The News leadership role had been reviewed in the context of wider changes at the Executive Committee level, ahead of initiating the search for a permanent replacement to lead News and Current Affairs.

5.4 The Committee approved the proposed pay mandate noting that this reflected the external market benchmarking, recognised the scope of the new role and maintained appropriate internal relativities within the Executive Committee cohort.