SCHEDULE 1 THE STANDARDS COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
7Employees
1
The Commission shall appoint such staff as it considers necessary for the purpose of enabling it F3to exercise its functions.
2
It shall pay to the members of its staff so appointed (referred to in this paragraph as “employees”) such remuneration and allowances as F1it may determine.
3
Its employees shall be appointed on such other terms and conditions of service as it thinks fit.
4
It shall—
a
pay such pensions, allowances or gratuities to or in respect of any persons who have been or are employees as F1it may determine; and
b
make such payments as F1it may determine towards the provision of pensions, allowances or gratuities to or in respect of any such persons.
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The exercise of a power in this paragraph requires the approval of the Parliamentary corporation.
5
References in sub-paragraph (4) above to pensions, allowances or gratuities to or in respect of any such persons as are mentioned in that sub-paragraph include pensions, allowances or gratuities by way of compensation to or in respect of any employees of the Commission who suffer loss of office or employment.