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TfL top earners on
‘outrageous’ deals
Understanding
commitment to deliver a fair pay rise
for TfL staff.
“In a highly competitive market,
Mayor Khan under scrutiny as number
TfL should be able to attract and
retain the very best talent, including
of six-figure salaries at TfL climbs 25%
the technical skills and experience
to undertake hugely complex
THE number of Transport for
projects, which are essential to
London (TfL) staff members paid
continuing to deliver a world-class
more than six figures has risen by
transport network for Londoners
28 per cent in the last year, it has
and supporting jobs and economic
been revealed, writes Noah Vickers,
growth in London and whole
Local Democracy Reporter.
country.
Some 766 TfL and Crossrail
“The ULEZ is not designed to
employees earned more than
be a money making scheme and
£100,000 in 2022/23, compared
with 597 in 2021/22.
The rise was dubbed “outrageous”
by Conservatives at City Hall, who
within a few years, as compliance
increases, it will make a net loss –
any net proceeds are ringfenced
and reinvested into London’s transport
said “huge pay packets” were
network.”
being awarded while Mayor Sadiq
Khan “begs for bailouts” from the
Government.
TfL points out that the pay
awarded to TfL’s Commissioner and
chief officers is still “significantly
below the market level” and that it
is “vital to attract and retain the best Conservatives’ transport spokesperson,
and begs for bailouts, he is giving
No bonuses were paid out at TfL
this year, in line with the conditions
set out by the Government as part
of their funding deal with the organisation.
Any bonuses assigned to
employees will not be paid until the
organisation has reached “financial
sustainability” – which it hopes to
talent” in an increasingly competitive
jobs environment.
The increase in staff members
earning more than six figures was in
large part attributed to the fact that
several employees saw their pay
said: “It is outrageous that
so many TfL staff are on six figure
salaries, which are being funded
in part through Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ
[Ultra low emission zone] tax raid on
charities, small businesses and low
out huge pay packets and goldplated
pensions to his senior TfL
staff. It is simply unacceptable and
Londoners deserve so much better
than this.”
A spokeswoman for Mr Khan
achieve during the current financial
year.
A TfL spokesman said: “TfL is a
complex organisation that is central
to the success of London and the
UK – supporting many millions of
jump in line with inflation.
income families.
responded: “During a cost-ofliving
journeys each day and engineering
But Nick Rogers, City Hall “While the Mayor pleads poverty
crisis, the Mayor stood by his
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