Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government – in the Senedd at 2:17 pm on 15 February 2017.
Cabinet Secretary, I have been contacted by a number of constituents who have been affected by the pay review being conducted by local authorities. People who have been working in highly skilled roles for decades have suddenly found that their jobs have been reclassified as unskilled, and, as a result, my constituents have had their wages cut, sometimes by as much as 25 per cent. The fear amongst many local government employees is that they are being targeted in an effort to cut costs. Cabinet Secretary, how is it fair when high-ranking local government officers earn more than the Prime Minister, yet lower-paid local government employees are having their pay axed? What plans do you have to ensure that this doesn’t continue, and to rectify the constituents’ complaints that have come to me? Thank you.