COUNCIL CHIEFS SET FOR HUGE PAY RISES

COUNCIL bosses are in line for pay hikes of up to 23 per cent despite huge pressure on local government funding.

- BY PAUL HUTCHEON Political Editor

The average rise for chief executives will be about £19,000 compared with workers who received a four per cent boost to their wage packets.

Roz Foyer, general secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress, said: "Convention of Scottish Local Authorities' decision to award top bosses above inflation pay rises is deeply flawed.

"And it will quite rightly create a huge backlash from workers and the public they serve.

"Staff and service users are facing cuts to services, continued low pay and cost-of-living pressures.