Labour’s new chief in Glasgow council has known as for fats cat council bosses to have their pay frozen.
George Redmond urged senior staff on greater than £90,000 to point out “empathy” by agreeing to no rises for 5 years.
Council employees in refuse, colleges and social care might take strike motion in the summertime over a 2% pay supply.
Unions consider the rise will not be almost sufficient and approach beneath the sky-high fee of inflation.
In Glasgow, plenty of senior staff within the council and associated arms-length companies earn six determine salaries.
Redmond, who grew to become Labour’s group chief in Could after toppling Malcolm Crafty, is demanding pay restraint within the higher echelons.
“We’ve received individuals on the breadline who're working for all hours of the day. The roles they're doing are very important and they're solely being provided a 2% rise. This is not going to even almost reduce it,” he stated.
“The senior officers with the broadest shoulders want to point out a little bit of empathy. These on over £90,000 a 12 months or extra ought to have their pay frozen for 5 years.”
In response to the council’s newest annual accounts, seven senior council staff are listed as falling into the Redmond class.
Chief government Annemarie O’Donnell acquired £186,860 in “wage, charges and allowance” in 2020/21, with Finance Director Martin Sales space incomes £141,716.
Carole Forrest, who was Solicitor to the Council earlier than leaving her publish final 12 months, earned £121,516 in the identical interval, whereas the now-retired schooling chief Maureen McKenna was on £146,548.
George Gillespie, Government Director of Neighbourhoods and Sustainability, loved a wage of £146,548, former strategic adviser Anne Connolly earned £97,689, whereas the determine for head of communications Colin Edgar stood at £97,689.
Peter Duthie on the Scottish Occasion Campus Ltd, which is majority owned by the council, earned £184,861, whereas colleague William McFadyen’s wage got here in at £136,357.
Executives at spin off companies Metropolis Constructing and Metropolis Parking additionally earned over £100,000 in the identical 12 months.
A council spokesman stated: “This isn’t inside the council’s management. Pay awards are agreed with unions by Cosla, not particular person councils.”
On the SEC Ltd, the place the council stated they don't have a majority on the board, the council spokesman added:
“This isn’t inside the council’s management. Pay awards for workers are agreed with unions by Cosla, not particular person councils. And in a number of the circumstances recognized, the people are neither employed by the council or paid from public funds.”
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