A report from a leading union says it is no wonder that the most senior jobs in local authorities are seen as ‘the best of all gravy trains’. In a new study of the most recent published accounts of local councils the GMB has found that 129 Chief Executives in England were paid more than 150,000 pounds a year in 2009-10. Its findings are based on a review of published accounts for 151 County councils, unitary authorities, London and metropolitan boroughs. It shows two Chief Execs earning more than 300,000 pounds, although for one, Cumbria’s Peter Stybelski, much of this was in pension contributions. His actual salary was 170,000 pounds. Fourteen council heads earned between a quarter of a million and 300,000 pounds and 62 were in the 200,000 to 250,000 pound bracket.
New research says young adults who have complex needs feel abandoned by public services when they reach 18. The report has been produced by Young People in Focus, a member of the Transition to Adulthood Alliance, to highlight what it sees as a lack of provision.
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By Brian Klingbeil
Public services are under intense pressure to cut costs and technology budgets are no exception. The author explains how a major shift in technology now offers a way to deliver more for less. Cloud computing has arrived on the scene at a time when the search for efficiencies is at its peak. Cloud computing is like the electricity grid. It is Internet-based and shares resources, software, and information to computers on demand.