MP Chris Brown - how incredibly cheeky?

[KitschBitch]

The above MP requested to be paid extra for childcare for parliament meeting tomorrow. Surely MP's get paid enough already?????

(I believe he request was rightfully refused)

He was making a valid point about being paid for extra work and the fact that working weekends hits families. He absolutely didn't expect to be paid but hopefully raises awareness for the lower paid who are told they have to work extra hours.

source?

would you feel differently if a woman mp had asked for childcare assistance?

Sorry to just make an irrelevant comment, but I thought you meant the rapper that my dd likes reading the title

Doesn’t matter how much he’s being paid. If I was made to come in to work on the weekend I’d also expect financial cover for expenses including childcare if I had to pay for it.

There is no MP called Chris Brown

Chris Bryant?

peachycore how old is your DD? has she read this? How anyone can say they like Chris Brown the woman beater these days is beyond me.

Oops, apologies, was listening and have hearing difficulties. It matters not whether he is male or female, I was just making a point that MP's could scrape a few extra £ together to pay for childcare. I have been a civil servant for over 20 years, have been asked to worked outside of my contracted hours on a weekend several times, but have never raised this request.

Why is it cheeky?

I think it’s a valid question actually and a good example to set.

Because, Iggly, they get paid well enough already!

Because, Iggly, they get paid well enough already!

They really don't. Many take a significant salary cut to be an MP. In 2010 I know 3 people who were elected- from 3 different parties. All took a significant pay cut- one I know exactly how much they earned as they worked for me. Plus they had been on unpaid leave since the election was announced to campaign.

And have had decent payrises every year whilst the rest of us have not.

Ok, Winter, but I expect to take a pay cut to become an MP meant that they were earning way above the norm anyway.

Of all the things to be outraged about what MPs are getting up to, this is probably pretty low down on the list really.

MPs are relatively poorly paid compared to many of the professions. I work in financial services and most professional staff would out earn them.

Presumably you'd want a certain caliber of person to be your MP?

It's extremely difficult to combine being an MP with having a family, unless you are backed by someone who picks up the pieces. By raising this issue, he's making it easier for people with family responsibilities to become MPs.

Well if you’ve worked on your days off for free several times it’s because on the first occasion you didn’t ask for anything so they rubbed their hands and kept asking you.

You provide labour in return for money, it’s not a hobby. Of course I’d never ask for anything for staying behind an hour or so after work to finish a report or for working through lunch during busy periods. I regularly put in the extra mile when it’s required during week days.

However, I’m a full time working parent and those two days off a week at the weekend are extremely valuable to me and my family and thus if you need me there, it better be for a very good reason and I’m expecting compensation be it time off in lieu or all expenses including childcare to cover me paid. It does not matter if I’m paid £20k or £100k my family time is not for free and you can guarantee if I’m making £100k, my boss is being paid more so why should I work for free (or actually work at a loss if I have to pay for a babysitter) on my day off?

They earn about the same as some primary headteachers in London. Less than a secondary head, about the same as an experienced gp (less than the top of the GP range)?

Plus my local MP is paid less than DH and I and she’s next door neighbours with a friend who tells me all the MP ever does is work. She is hardly ever at home. Being an MP and having a young family is almost impossible.

Ok, Winter, but I expect to take a pay cut to become an MP meant that they were earning way above the norm anyway.

Is there something wrong with some people earning more than others?

Hmm, not just me, other colleagues too. I believe they call it 'goodwill'. Maybe we have been too soft over the years.

It was Chris Bryant: who is an arse anyway.
MPs pay is £79,468. There are shitloads of civil servants paperclip counters on more than that.

Winter, absolutely nothing wrong at all with some earning more, just feel a little aggrieved that of us civil servants work hard for a living, just a shame that the majority do not receive the same hugely beneficial payrises, etc.