Anger as council temp bags £115k for six months

A temporary council employee earned £115,000 for just six months of work.

The interim head of digital transformation at Highland Council was paid almost £40,000 more to fill the role for six months than the £77,000 annual wage offered when the contract had been permanent.

The council have defended the salary, claiming the temporary worker may have saved the authority up to £900,000 as well as “reputational damage”.

SNP opposition leader Maxine Smith demanded answers from the administration about the high bill.

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