The 48 members of Newfoundland and Labrador's legislature are in line for a pay raise, albeit a slight one. The 48 members of Newfoundland and Labrador's legislature are in line for a pay raise, albeit a slight one. (CBC )

A report that examined pay and benefits for Newfoundland and Labrador's politicians has recommended a year without a pay increase, and then modest increases lasting until the next provincial election.

The Members' Compensation Review report of commissioner Jacqueline Brazil, a provincial court judge, was delivered Monday to Speaker Ross Wiseman.

Brazil, who began working on the report in early August, recommended that wages for members of the house of assembly remain frozen through December 2013.

At about $95,000 each per year, the MHA pay rate in Newfoundland and Labrador ranks sixth in Canada.

Brazil recommended that subsequent pay raises be linked to the Consumer Price Index, to a maximum of 1.5 per cent per year until 2015.

The wage review is required by law, with Brazil's report coming before bargaining between the provincial government and its largest unions. Premier Kathy Dunderdale has frequently warned union members to temper their expectations.

As for pensions, Brazil recommended that they remain unchanged, although she said some kind of proposal should be submitted to the next review committee four years from now. She recommends that commission be given the time and necessary resources to conduct a full pension review.