His calculations, he said, did not include staff time.
It seemed only natural then to extend the project to include staff".
The group is also calling on employers to include staff ethnicity figures in annual reports.
The Lobbying Bill proposes to include staff costs for a new range of controlled activity.
Schools that repeatedly miss targets face harsher sanctions, which can include staff dismissals and closings.
The wages include staff, as well as players, but exclude transfer fees and agent fees.
The team will include staff from the Border Force, the National Crime Agency, Immigration Enforcement and the Crown Prosecution Service.
"The review will include staff covered by the senior salaries review body, non- departmental bodies and managers in local government and the NHS".
Schools that miss targets for two consecutive years are labeled "needing improvement" and face escalating sanctions that can include staff changes or closings.
Elements of the improved offer include staff earning under £50,000 receiving a flat-rate rise of £650, with those on more getting a £500 rise.
Other hostel bonuses often include staff offering advice on cheap eats and activities, plus free internet access, while some luxury hotels are, unfathomably, still charging outrageous fees.
