Remuneration
Following a review of convener and committee compensation during
2011, a new payment structure will takes effect from 1 June 2012
(the 'convener year' ends on 31 May). The full list is available on
the right of this page.
Payments are not designed to equate to a commercial hourly rate,
but are made in recognition of the significant commitment the
conveners are willing to make for the benefit of the
profession.
The Council recognised that there may be minor amendments as a
result of further reflection on time commitments. If all conveners
and board members claim what they are entitled to the overall cost
for the year to 31 May 2013 would be £135,000. This compares with
the current figure of £151,000.
A comprehensive review of the remuneration of office bearers and
conveners was carried out by a working group chaired by Dr
Bronwen Cohen, a non-solicitor observer on the Society's
Council.
The group established a number of key principles to work
towards:
- barriers to taking on roles should be addressed
- those taking on roles should neither be out of pocket nor
profit from the work
- there should be full transparency to the membership of
remuneration and expenses
The report is available on the right. Following a meeting of
Council, a number of recommendations were taken forward. These are
also listed on the right.