Labour Councillors today revealed the huge cost of temporary staff today as up to 400 staff face the dismal prospect of redundancy in recession which according to some soures is expected to last well into 2010.
COUNCIL SPENDS £15 MILLION A YEAR ON TEMPORARY STAFF
Westminster City Council spends over £15 million a year on temporary contact staff, including 26 people who are each costing the Council over £100,000 a year, according to information uncovered by Labour Councillors. The highest paid temporary employee is a Project Manager in the Children's Services Department who is costing Council Tax payers over £185,000 a year, including a 25% fee to the agency who supplied the temporary worker.
It is completely unacceptable for the Council to waste such huge sums of money on temporary staff when over 400 permanent staff are being made redundant by the Council. How can the Council possibly justify paying over £185,000 for a temporary project manager? This is another example of the waste and inefficiency at the heart of the Council. We are calling for a full inquiry as a matter of urgency.
