LANCASHIRE PAYS CHIEF EXECUTIVE RECORD £250,000 – AS 4,000 STAFF FACE WAGE CUTS

LANCASHIRE’S chief executive Ged Fitzgerald pocketed a whacking £254,000 a year salary last year – while 4,000 of his staff face huge pay CUTS.

The chief executive’s salary has more than doubled in the last ten years – while front line staff have been forced to take repeated pay cuts.

Members of UNISON are already balloting over industrial action in response to the Conservative controlled council’s £22.9million budget cuts.

But the news of Mr Fitzgerald’s bumper pay-out is certain to inflame opinion amongst County Hall workers throughout Lancashire.

Mr Fitzgerald is currently enjoying a 5-star luxury holiday abroad, leaving behind public servants who fear for their jobs.

Seven top council officials, including Mr Fitzgerald, are currently paid more than the Prime Minister.

UNISON branch secretary Carol Lukey branded the chief executive’s pay-out “exorbitant”.

She added: “Our members are facing pay cuts, cuts in terms and conditions and cuts in their expenses.”

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