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| BBC to cut senior management bill | |
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| The BBC has announced it is to cut the amount it spends on the salaries of some 640 senior managers by a quarter over the next three-and-a-half years. | |
| The plans involve cutting 18% of senior posts by July 2013. | |
| The BBC Trust has endorsed proposals from the BBC Executive for the current pay freeze and suspension of bonuses for managers to continue. | |
| In February, the trust asked director general Mark Thompson to review the BBC's senior management pay. | |
| It followed widespread criticism of the sums paid to BBC executives, particularly in the light of the economic downturn. | It followed widespread criticism of the sums paid to BBC executives, particularly in the light of the economic downturn. |
| The trust has also accepted Mr Thompson's proposal that the pay of the top 20-or-so executives would continue to be frozen for the next three years. | The trust has also accepted Mr Thompson's proposal that the pay of the top 20-or-so executives would continue to be frozen for the next three years. |
| This will also apply to Mr Thompson's salary. | This will also apply to Mr Thompson's salary. |
| BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons says he welcomes the management cuts | |
| The next 630 senior managers will have a further one-year pay freeze. | The next 630 senior managers will have a further one-year pay freeze. |
| The 25% cut to the senior management pay bill - which is currently £79m a year - will be implemented by 31 July 2013. | The 25% cut to the senior management pay bill - which is currently £79m a year - will be implemented by 31 July 2013. |
| The 18% reduction in the total number of senior managers equates to more than 100 posts. | |
| 'Difficult times' | 'Difficult times' |
| BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons said: "Mark Thompson and his team have responded with a comprehensive set of proposals that strike the right balance between ensuring the BBC can attract the best people to do the job, while ensuring maximum value for the licence fee payer. | BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons said: "Mark Thompson and his team have responded with a comprehensive set of proposals that strike the right balance between ensuring the BBC can attract the best people to do the job, while ensuring maximum value for the licence fee payer. |
| "Of course I realise this will have implications both for current and future BBC employees. However, it is right that, as a major public service organisation, the BBC shows leadership on this issue during difficult economic times." | "Of course I realise this will have implications both for current and future BBC employees. However, it is right that, as a major public service organisation, the BBC shows leadership on this issue during difficult economic times." |
| Mr Thompson said he and every other senior manager needed to recognise that "we are in a different economic climate, that the media sector labour markets are depressed and that there are significant pressures on public finances". | |
| He added: "A few months ago, we announced our determination to reduce the amount we pay top on-air talent. | |
| "The recommendations we have announced today seek to achieve similar reductions within our senior management community. | "The recommendations we have announced today seek to achieve similar reductions within our senior management community. |
| "Senior managers will see their total remuneration fall over the period, with the biggest reductions felt by those in the most senior positions." | "Senior managers will see their total remuneration fall over the period, with the biggest reductions felt by those in the most senior positions." |