With an average taxpayer - funded pay packet of # 100,000, the move is likely to trigger controversy for its financial price tag and its political ramifications. (politics.co.uk)
Any decision they make will be looked at with suspicion in case they are just lining themselves up for a big pay packet somewhere. (schoolsweek.co.uk)
It would also end the «check off» system, where union subscriptions are taken direct from pay packets. (bbc.co.uk)