Article 9 Salary
United Kingdom
Basic Salary
Net basic salary shall be the amount shown for the grade and step of a staff member in the scales approved each year by the Board.
Gross salary shall correspond to net basic salary plus the internal tax due from the staff member.
2.Annual adjustments of basic salaries and allowances
The basic salaries and allowances of the staff member shall be adjusted on 1 January according to the Coordinating Committee on Remuneration (CCR) recommendations issued for salary and allowances adjustment for the reference period.
Adjustments shall apply to basic salaries and allowances in force on 31 December of the preceding year.
Affordability clause
The SATCEN's Board reserves the right, if exceptional or unforeseen circumstances so warrant:
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to reduce the annual adjustment recommended by the CCR to the national consumer price index applicable and to phase in the adjustment amount or postpone it until later in the calendar year;
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to decide, on a finding by the Director that the SATCEN could not otherwise reasonably expect to meet its financial obligations and essential operating requirements, that the annual adjustment recommended by the CCR be awarded in part or not at all, and also to decide on the timing for the payment of any adjustment.
Action under (a) shall be taken in accordance with the applicable general legal principles and after appropriate consultation with the SATCEN's Board, Director and Staff Committee.
The Board of the SATCEN reserves the right to determine whether any catch-up, retroactive or competitiveness adjustments should be made.