Fees framework for members appointed to bodies in which the ...

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• affordability;
• period since the fees were last reviewed;
balanced by an element of public service and community commitment, the personal
contribution and recognition of the intangible benefits to the member.
21 Fees will continue to be set on a fair but conservative basis to reflect a discount for the
element of public service involved.
22 Where the fee is paid as an annual rate, it should also reflect the time involved (see
paragraph 28).
23 Members occupying identical positions on the same body should be paid the same fee rate.
The fee rate is varied only to reflect additional responsibility such as chairpersons (and
deputies and the chair of a substantial sub-committee where appropriate) who may receive an
extra margin for additional responsibilities that go with the role.
24 In cases where it is necessary to secure people with scarce specialist skills, consideration
may be given to paying a fee higher than the applicable range. Please refer to section E.
25 It is possible to pay fees which are below the range, provided they reflect the factors noted in
paragraph 20.
Payment basis
26 There are two approaches to expressing fee levels - annual rates, and daily rates. Any other
variations, including fees for full time roles, are regarded as exceptions to the Framework
and require prior consultation at Ministerial level (see section E).
Annual rate
27 For Group 3 bodies, the fee is usually expressed as an annual rate. This is consistent with
the approach taken in the private sector and is most appropriate where the workload is
predictable and/or substantial.
28 The annual fee is set on the following assumptions:
• the work is such that the chair and members are required on a part-time basis 1 ;
• for General Governance Boards, the assumed annual workload for meetings and other
responsibilities associated with the role is that:
- a member works around 30 days a year, which is in line with the amount of time
spent by board directors in private sector companies;
- chairs have a higher workload than members, with the assumption that a chair works
around 50 days per year. Therefore the fee for chairs is set at twice the rate of the
members to take account of both the differences in responsibility and in workload;
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For those situations where a greater workload is expected, please seek advice from the State Services Commission.
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