Keeping in the family. Mp's give spouses £1.3m pay rise.

[jl10000]

So you suggest the way to get the best calibre of people to represent the citizens of the UK, run the country in a global economy through times of peace, war and terrorism and then have to reapply for your job every 5 years for your career is to pay £25k?

Yep, I can see how that would attract capable people...

£25K in London would not be practical, the current wage is. I think a wage increase to bring MPs in line with higher paid jobs in the public sector is a fair argument provided that MP is putting the work in. I certainly don't consider being an MP as an easy job if they're prepared to use the position to its full potential whilst doing it with honesty and integrity. The MPs who are only interested in party politics don't even deserve £25.

Lets face it, some MPs are earning very large amounts of money and repay the public with utter incompetence. So chucking money at the problem isn't necessarily the best way of going about things.

And you're right the public is part of the issue, on one hand people show total apathy towards how the country is run; yet stand there screaming for downing street to fix all their problems

 

[Mynight]

Should this apply to all employees even in the private sector?

It does already mostly doesn't it? When I worked for someone else they knew what time I was there and when I left. There was also a clause in my contract for no moonlighting without permission.

 

[bloodkil]

I've never trusted anything to do with politics, a corrupt bunch of idiots if you ask me.

 

[PMKeates]

It does already mostly doesn't it? When I worked for someone else they knew what time I was there and when I left. There was also a clause in my contract for no moonlighting without permission.

In most salaried positions there is no "clocking" in and out anywhere. In many cases it's unmanageable anyway e.g. incompatible with working from home, travelling on business etc.

I've never trusted anything to do with politics, a corrupt bunch of idiots if you ask me.

Considering the enourmous power and responsibility wielded by those in politics they are remarkebly clean. I'd imagine worse goes on in the private sector and in the lower echelons of public service.

 

[Deleted member 66701]

In most salaried positions there is no "clocking" in and out anywhere. In many cases it's unmanageable anyway e.g. incompatible with working from home, travelling on business etc.

It's also uneforcable though (as tested several time in court).

However, industrial esspionage does come into play if they can prove you've used inside knowledge gained in one company to benefit another. If you want to be a bank manager in Barclays and a store manager at Sainsburys for example, there's not a damn thing either could do about it as long as you do your job(s) properly as both are in uncompeting sectors.

When I worked at Hewlett Packard, we could take 2nd, 3rd or even 4th jobs and so on without having to notifiy the company. However, if we wanted to work for another tech company we had to inform HR and gain permission if the tech company directly competed in the same sector you were employed in.

 

[PMKeates]

If you want to be a bank manager in Barclays and a store manager at Sainsburys for example, there's not a damn thing either could do about it as long as you do your job(s) properly as both are in uncompeting sectors.

I'd imagine the fact that Sainsbury's take part in various aspects of the financial services sector would actually render that "off limits"

 

[Mynight]

In most salaried positions there is no "clocking" in and out anywhere. In many cases it's unmanageable anyway e.g. incompatible with working from home, travelling on business etc.Considering the enourmous power and responsibility wielded by those in politics they are remarkebly clean. I'd imagine worse goes on in the private sector and in the lower echelons of public service.

Fair point. I never clocked in or out but if I were late or left early I would have to explain why. So they knew when I was or wasn't working.

Guess I was being a bit naive.

 

[bloodkil]

In most salaried positions there is no "clocking" in and out anywhere. In many cases it's unmanageable anyway e.g. incompatible with working from home, travelling on business etc.Considering the enourmous power and responsibility wielded by those in politics they are remarkebly clean. I'd imagine worse goes on in the private sector and in the lower echelons of public service.

I'm sure there are some good politicians somewhere, but where is the million pound question