Although the workers will work in the palace, this does not mean that they will receive the royal salary.
Working for the royal family does not mean royal pay. Information from the site with open positions says that future employees of the crown are promised about 30 thousand dollars a year. That’s around $2,500, or a little over £2,000 for responsible and hard work. Robb Report writes about it.
The Royal Family is currently hiring for a number of positions, but if you consider their estimated net worth of $28 billion meaning that all of their employees earn six figures, then that’s not the case.
While working as part of the Firm’s support staff is undoubtedly a serious task that requires firm discretion and maximum productivity – after all, the whole world is on the alert for potential mistakes – employee salaries listed on the royal bulletin still seem alarmingly low.
Forbes estimates the UK royal family’s net worth in 2021 to be $28 billion, which is largely based on the value of the royal family’s property. But members of the royal family also receive a lot of income to cover the expenses.
In fiscal 2021-22, the Crown Estate made more than $377 million in profits, of which 25 percent went to the Sovereign Grant, a fund dedicated to government spending (personal expenses paid out of another fund).
These official expenses include the salaries of the royal family staff, as well as security, cleaning, travel and more. For 2021-2022, the royal website reports that more than $62 million has been allocated to fund “the Queen’s family’s operating costs”, with additional government grant funds earmarked for Buckingham Palace reservations.
Now the royal family has opened 20 vacancies. These include Windsor Castle Retail Assistant, Kensington Palace Program Coordinator and Buckingham Palace Senior Project Manager. Salaries are not listed everywhere. Sometimes it depends on “experience” but generally it does not exceed 42 thousand dollars a year.
The $13.15 hourly roles include retail assistant and warehouse operator, both of whom describe themselves as full-time positions with 37.5 working hours over five working days.
The highest paying position on the list is the Senior Project Manager position in the South Wing, a position related to the ongoing renovations of Buckingham Palace. This position has a salary range of up to $72,000 per year depending on experience and is a permanent, full-time position. And it includes many responsibilities. It is assumed that the repair will be major and everything will have to work for the next half century. Most other royal-listed jobs offer an annual salary of $27,000 to $42,000 for roles such as hiring assistant, archive cataloger, and senior editor.
And a full-time Senior Assistant at Windsor Castle offers the equivalent of just over $28,600 per year. The pay line also mentions that the salary may be “experience dependent” and there is a “salary adjustment” due to it being a boarding job, but it’s not clear if the $28,600 salary is an adjusted salary or if it’s possible. to increase.
The royal family has previously been under fire for employee salaries, and Insider reports that in 2022 job postings include wages “starting below the living wage recommended by the Living Wage Foundation.” (As of 2022 the Living Wage Foundation lists a UK living wage of £10.90 and a London living wage of £11.95).
The royal family responded to Insider’s report at the time, refuting their claims, with the following statement: “The reliance on blatant inaccuracies and outdated information in a series of uninformed and unsubstantiated claims about the royal family’s activities is disappointing.” They did not respond to a request for further clarification.
But it’s also possible for palace staff to get some bonuses, obviously this job would look great on a resume. And a worker can always write a book, like Princess Diana’s former butler Paul Burrell. Meanwhile, Prince Harry was enraged by Burrell’s book and even mentioned it in his memoirs. Burrell makes frequent comments on the royal family as he is now considered an expert. And she recently talked about how Prince Harry and William shared their jewelery after their mother’s death.
Source: Focus
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