Our approach to pay

Association of Chairs’ staff are critical to the success of our organisation. Our work benefits from having talented, trained and motivated staff. It’s important we are able to attract and retain people who can help us deliver our mission successfully and cost-effectively.

We are committed to creating a positive working environment where our staff can develop and flourish. This includes offering appropriate salaries and terms and condition of employment. Excessive turnover of staff is expensive and disruptive.

Association of Chairs aims to pay all our staff and contractors at least the Living Wage/London Living Wage.

Every member of staff contributes to our success. Senior managers have greater responsibility and more skills and experience, so it is right they are paid more. But the difference should not be excessive.  We cap the ratio of the highest-paid member of staff to the lowest-paid member of staff at 5:1. Currently, the highest-paid member of staff is paid 2.6 times the salary of the lowest-paid member of staff, which is significantly below our cap.

The salary structure, pay, terms and conditions of employment are set by the Association of Chairs board and reviewed periodically taking into account market rates for comparable jobs. The board sets the pay of the Chief Executive.

Charities are required to publish salaries over £60K. At Association of Chairs, one member of staff, the Chief Executive, is paid in the £60-70K pay band (including pension and NI contributions).