Blog Post: Can Councillors voluntarily reduce their pay?

April 29, 2020

Director Stephen Franks writes on his blog about the unusual situation where some Councillors have tried to put forward voluntary reductions in their salary in response to Covid-19 but have been thwarted by Remuneration Authority. Stephen argues that actually there is a legislative ability for this to occur. To read more, visit Stephen's blog post here.

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