€7,000 pay rise after Charlon Gouder resigns as private secretary

Former Labour MEP candidate Charlon Gouder resigned as the private secretary to a parliamentary secretary but was retained as a consultant, boosting his package by €7,000, the Times of Malta has learnt. Nationalist MP Beppe Fenech Adami last week tabled a question in Parliament asking Economy Minister Chris Cardona for details on Dr Gouder's new financial package. Dr Cardona acknowledged that Dr Gouder was now consultant to Competitiveness Parliamentary Secretary Josè Herrera, for whom he used to be private secretary. No further details were given. A spokesman for Dr Herrera confirmed that Dr Gouder had resigned as private secretary late last year and was appointed as a consultant soon after. The spokesman said the consultancy within the same secretariat carried a higher remuneration compared to what Dr Gouder received in his former, full-time post. According to government rules, as a private secretary, Dr Gouder was entitled to a maximum salary of €29,133, pegged to scale 5 of the civil service. The consultancy contract he was given puts him in salary scale 3, which carries a remuneration of €36,482. In addition, Dr Gouder is also entitled to a car allowance of €4,659 a year...

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