Basic Terms & Conditions of Employment
• Basic Salary Range: £73,854 to £88,620 – this may be open to negotiation dependent on skills and experience
•Plus up to 45% contractual gratuity
• Plus on-call of £4,294
• The Falkland Islands enjoy low rates of income and other taxes, e.g. Personal Income Tax: Personal Allowance =
£12,000 per year, basic rate of income tax = 21% and higher rate from £24,000 = 26%.
• Plus flights for individual & family
Your normal place of work is the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (‘KEMH’), Stanley, Falkland Islands.
The full time working week, excluding the on-call period but including time off following a night on-call, shall be equivalent to 10 sessions i.e. 10 half days of 3.75 hours per half day. The working week is defined as Monday through to Saturday inclusive between the hours of 8.00am to 7.00pm Monday to Friday and 8.00am to midday on Saturday. This will provide the opportunity for evening and Saturday morning clinics if required by FIG.
You shall be required to participate in the on-call rota for out of hours work. This shall normally be on an average basis of 1:4 with prospective cover.
You shall be required to take an equal share in the on-call rota with other Medical Officers for which you will receive an On-Call Allowance of 7% of your basic salary payable only in respect of periods when you take part in the on-call rota. For ease of administration, this will be paid in 12 equal amounts with your monthly salary and will be calculated by deducting annual leave entitlement and study leave entitlement of 2 weeks from the calculated annual payment. The amount of the On-call Allowance will be [£4,294 per year]. Periods of study leave in excess of 2 weeks and periods of absence for any other reason, including sickness, of a week or more will result in an adjustment of the on-call allowance payable for that period.
Falkland Islands Income Tax and Retirement Pension contributions shall be deducted from your salary by FIG as is required by the law of the Falkland Islands. You will be liable to make contributions to the Retirement Pension Scheme which are currently £13.50 per week. These contributions, which are non refundable nor transferable will be deducted from your salary.
You shall be entitled to take, in addition to the Public and Government holidays referred to in clause 12 below, 30 working days (60 sessions) as annual leave. You shall be paid your normal basic remuneration during such annual leave.
We will provide you with accommodation with essential furnishings for which you will be required to pay rent at the rate fixed by us.
We will provide flights for you, your spouse and children on the following occasions:
on first appointment providing your spouse and children arrive in the Falkland Islands within six months of you taking up appointment;
- on the first and second anniversary of appointment
on inter-tour leave i.e. between separate contracts of employment;
on satisfactory completion of your employment, providing they are uti¬lised within one month of the termination date; and
in the event of serious illness of yourself, spouse or children when adequate medical treatment cannot be provided locally. This will be determined by the Falkland Islands Government on receipt of appropriate professional advice.
You shall be provided with access to a motor vehicle when on duty and for duty purposes only.
INCOME TAX
The Falkland Islands (FI) income tax year runs 1 Jan to 31 Dec.
There is no self-assessment; individuals are required to complete an income tax return.
The Personal Allowance (PA) for 2011 is £12,000. You may not be entitled to the full PA, please see ‘Tax Residency’.
Individuals are taxed at the following rates, after taking into account allowable deductions:
For 2011:
First £12,000 @ 21%
Rest @ 26%