Investigation finds 40% rise in London Council staff over £100,000
Figures from the Evening Standard state Wandsworth council paid 24 employees six-figure salaries. The chief executive Gerald Jones, earns between £240,000 - £250,000 (includes bonuses, basic salary is up to £220,000)
A council spokesman told PutneySW15.com, "Councils like Wandsworth are a £700 million-a-year business. Chief executives have to manage that business and accept responsibility for a host of performance and service targets. It is important that this is recognised in remuneration packages."
A spokesman for the Local Government Association told the Evening Standard:
"High-level managers are responsible for multi-million pound budgets in highly complex organisations, and local government is determined to attract the best people. Research shows that chief executives in local government are the lowest paid when compared to private and public organisations with comparable turnover and staffing levels."