News from Westminster Labour

Westminster Conservatives spend £13m on temporary staff

Westminster City Council is spending £13 million a year employing 281 temporary staff, with an average salary of £46,250 per temporary employee, according to figures uncovered by Labour Councillors just days after the Council announced a £60 million package of cuts to front line services and job losses right across the Council.

Labour Councillors say that spending millions of pounds a year on expensive temporary staff is very poor value for money and represents another example of the incompetent way in which the Council is being run by the Conservatives.

Councillor Paul Dimoldenberg, Leader of the Labour Group, said: “Huge amounts are being spent by the Council on expensive temporary staff at the same time as massive cuts in service are planned. How could the Council get to a state where so many temporary staff are filling jobs? The Conservatives have totally lost control of the Council’s finances and residents are now picking up the bill through cuts to front-line services, increased charges and fewer staff.”

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