NS Premier gave staff raises

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Trio of senior employees got salary hikes of 9.7 to 15.7 per cent in 2008
By AMY SMITH Provincial Reporter
Sat. Jan 3 - 6:34 PM

Premier Rodney MacDonald gave substantial raises to senior staffers in his office last year, according to documents obtained by The Chronicle Herald.

Bob Chisholm, who has been Mr. MacDonald's chief of staff since he took over from Heather Foley-Melvin in 2006, got a 9.7 per cent raise when he signed a contract on Oct. 29. It brought his salary to $144,476.78, up from $131,613.82, and includes a 12-month severance. The contract is retroactive to June 25 and runs to next June 25.

Stephen Greene, the premier's deputy chief of staff, got a bump of 14.9 per cent, going to $137,920 from $120,000.

The contracts were obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.

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