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Wage concern: 'excessive' City pay culture infecting charity bosses, warns union

Source: guardian.co.uk Society

Nov 09, 2009

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Unite claims heads of some not-for-profit organisations are 'corrupting the ethos of the voluntary sector' while ordinary staff struggle

An "insidious" and "excessive" City pay culture is creeping into some of Britain's charities, with bosses earning more than the prime minister, it is claimed.

The Unite union is calling for a curb on remuneration packages as it attacks the salaries of executives at some leading charities and not-for-profit organisations.

It highlights the £391,000 package of John Belcher, who last week stepped down as chief executive of the Anchor Trust, the largest provider of housing and support for the elderly.

The RSPB is among those criticised after rewarding a senior staff member with emoluments of more than £100,000. Others under the spotlight include Age Concern, whose former director general Gordon Lishman received £117,000 in 2007-08, and Riverside Housing Group, whose highest-paid director Deborah Shackleton received salary and benefits of £231,000 in 2008.

But, claims the union, more junior staff in the not-for-profit sector are strug

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