Clerk job - guess the salary!
Discussion
I read the first part of this but was staggered when I read what the pay is.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29011919
"The clerk of the House is the principal constitutional adviser to the Commons, and adviser on all its procedure and business."
So what do you think the pay is?
Or am I out of date with pay scales?
If you can't be bothered to click the link the pay is £200k
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29011919
"The clerk of the House is the principal constitutional adviser to the Commons, and adviser on all its procedure and business."
So what do you think the pay is?
Or am I out of date with pay scales?
If you can't be bothered to click the link the pay is £200k
Just because the word "Clerk" is used in the job description does not mean that the job is a simple "Office Monkey" type job. There are lots of "Clerks" in the legal services (such as "Clerk of Chambers") who are on very good salaries - probably close to the Clerk of the Commons.
Some would argue that "Clerk of Chambers" is the most important job in Chambers - more important than Head of Chambers.
Some would argue that "Clerk of Chambers" is the most important job in Chambers - more important than Head of Chambers.
Given that the British constitution is not a single document, but rather made up of lots of things, including the Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights, common law, statute law, legal precedent, European law, religious law, and some things that Disraeli wrote down on the back of an envelope one Tuesday (possibly) it's a very complex role that requires a great amount of in-depth knowledge.
Eric Mc said:
I wonder if an Australian is the best person for such a job though?
Surprising observation.skeggysteve said:
But I was just surprised at the pay - maybe it's because the clerk has to has some intelligence to advise the MP's that, in general, have little.
I bet there's a lot of MPs who aren't very happy about his salary.skeggysteve said:
Eric, I do know what that type of clerk does and wouldn't consider it to be an office monkey job.
But I was just surprised at the pay - maybe it's because the clerk has to has some intelligence to advise the MP's that, in general, have little.
I think you might need to read up on the duties of the Clerk of Commons. I would expect an awful lot of it involves an in depth knowledge of parliamentary procedure and protocol - and supervising and checking the records of parliamentary debates etc.But I was just surprised at the pay - maybe it's because the clerk has to has some intelligence to advise the MP's that, in general, have little.
Not to mention a fundamental knowledge of English Law.
The council Clerk(town, county, whatever) was one of the most powerful non-political posts available; the Town Clerk was a important role with lots of power to get things done and woe betide any uppity elected councillors getting too big for their boots, the modern equivalent would be a council Chief Executive.
Sadly with that amount of power some Town Clerks were the biggest crooks going.
Sadly with that amount of power some Town Clerks were the biggest crooks going.
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