IDA chief who urged lower pay won't cut own wage

Johnny Volume

"He suggested that workers in multi-national companies should face wage cuts of 15pc -- but now it has emerged that Barry O'Leary, the chief executive of IDA Ireland, is not taking one himself...."

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/ida-chief-who-urged--lower-pay-wont-cut-own-wage-1830416.html


Being a self serving, greedy, hypocrite must be a prerequisite to being the head of a State body.

Riskymove

while I think he probably (I don't know what he earns) should join the others in a voluntary pay-cut...



...Thread title "urged lower pay", article "workers should face 15% cut"...


...I think its clear his comments were about a firm on the point of closure and that staff may have to take a pay cut to avoid the company closing...

Johnny Volume

"..he said he had already taken a substantial cut to his gross salary of around €200,000, due to tax increases introduced by the Government."

So have most people in the country, lucky enough to still have a job. Pay cuts and job losses are being forced upon them, it's not a voluntary excercise.

Riskymove

Johnny Volume wrote: »

"..he said he had already taken a substantial cut to his gross salary of around €200,000, due to tax increases introduced by the Government."

around €200,000?......I see no reason then that he could not take a 10% cut

Dob74

Johnny Volume wrote: »

"He suggested that workers in multi-national companies should face wage cuts of 15pc -- but now it has emerged that Barry O'Leary, the chief executive of IDA Ireland, is not taking one himself...."

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/ida-chief-who-urged--lower-pay-wont-cut-own-wage-1830416.html


Being a self serving, greedy, hypocrite must be a prerequisite to being the head of a State body.

+1
More of the "do as I say not do as I do" crowd.
IDA backed companies have been losing more jobs then they have been bringing in. So a pay cut for the boys at the top would be about right.

Its a shame no journalist had the balls to ask him the question over his own pay. It was the first thing I thought of when I heard him on the news.

Dob74

Riskymove wrote: »

around €200,000?......I see no reason then that he could not take a 10% cut

I assume your your kidding, Rahm Emanuel gets $150,000 a year for being the Presidents Chief of staff.
The head of the IDA in ireland should not be paid more then that.
Or maybe that is why we are un-competitive, the incompetent boys at the top are over paid.

AARRRGH

To be fair, the man does not work for a multi-national: his comments were directed at multi-national employees.

I do believe he should take a pay cut though.

Riskymove

Dob74 wrote: »

I assume your your kidding, Rahm Emanuel gets $150,000 a year for being the Presidents Chief of staff.
The head of the IDA in ireland should not be paid more then that.
Or maybe that is why we are un-competitive, the incompetent boys at the top are over paid.

sorry...what are you on about?

Dob74

Riskymove wrote: »

sorry...what are you on about?

So you think its acceptable for the head of a government agency in a tiny country. Who is not performing well in his job to be paid more than top civil servants in the richest country in the world?

Riskymove

Dob74 wrote: »

So you think its acceptable for the head of a government agency in a tiny country. Who is not performing well in his job to be paid more than top civil servants in the richest country in the world?

I still don't know what you are on about....in both my posts I indicated that he should take a pay cut

what exactly are you giving out about?

Riskymove

Dob74 wrote: »

Who is not performing well in his job

on a seperate note...where's the evidence for that comment?

loobylou

Riskymove wrote: »

...I think its clear his comments were about a firm on the point of closure and that staff may have to take a pay cut to avoid the company closing...

Sounds exactly like his employer, Ireland Inc., to me.....

Riskymove

the post I am refering to has been removed (by a Mod I expect)

loobylou

Absolutely, he is a state employee and this state is on the verge of bankruptcy. His position is exactly the same as those he advised to take a cut.

Riskymove

loobylou wrote: »

Absolutely, he is a state employee and this state is on the verge of bankruptcy. His position is exactly the same as those he advised to take a cut.

I was not talking about your post, someone else inserted a generla statement, which has been removed

ceret

Dob74 wrote: »

So you think its acceptable for the head of a government agency in a tiny country. Who is not performing well in his job to be paid more than top civil servants in the richest country in the world?

Yes that's the fact. In Ireland various civil servants and goverment people get paid more than in other countries. Irish TDs get about twice what UK MPs get. It's a disgrace.

jmayo

Johnny Volume wrote: »

"He suggested that workers in multi-national companies should face wage cuts of 15pc -- but now it has emerged that Barry O'Leary, the chief executive of IDA Ireland, is not taking one himself...."

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/ida-chief-who-urged--lower-pay-wont-cut-own-wage-1830416.html

Being a self serving, greedy, hypocrite must be a prerequisite to being the head of a State body.

The level of arrogance and sense of entitlement of those both in government and at the top in the various semi states, quangoes for p***ing straight, public sector boards for this that and the other is truly mind boggling.
Remember Fás and Mr Molloy's flights.

Riskymove wrote: »

...I think its clear his comments were about a firm on the point of closure and that staff may have to take a pay cut to avoid the company closing...

As opposed to his own employer (Ireland Stinks Inc) that is having to borrow 20 odd billion a year to just stay afloat :rolleyes:

Another useless twat with his head up his own ass.

The sooner some outside influence, whoever it may be, arrives to kick a few people up the ass the better.
Sadly as usual it will be the ones lower on the tree, both private and publicly employed, that will bear the brunt of the pain for the mistakes and arrogance of these well connected idiots. :rolleyes:

Johnny Volume

jmayo wrote: »

As opposed to his own employer (Ireland Stinks Inc) that is having to borrow 20 odd billion a year to just stay afloat

Exactly. These people are living in another world, totally insulated from the **** that's unfolding around them.

ceret

ceret wrote: »

Yes that's the fact. In Ireland various civil servants and goverment people get paid more than in other countries. Irish TDs get about twice what UK MPs get. It's a disgrace.

Ah dont they need it though, to deal with the high cost of living..