Number of high-earning NELC employees rises from 122 to 146 in just a year

                                                 

Rob Walsh - the highly-regarded NELC chief executive left the authority in May

 

A TOTAL of  146 North East Lincolnshire Council officers were on salaries of £50,000 or more in the last financial year.

This compares with 122 the previous year.

The figures are  disclosed in the authority's annual statement of accounts.

Highest earner was chief executive  Rob Walsh, who, before he stepped down in May, saw his total remuneration rise from £204,418 to £209,528.

Including pension contributions, six senior colleagues were on packages of between £112,099 and £152,384.

The statement reveals that redundancy packages for a total of 18 officers during 2024-25 amounted  to £588,000.

It seems like a lot but the figure is well down on the previous year when a total of 32 staff were either made redundant compulsorily or agreeing exit terms at a total cost of £945,00.

Meanwhile, the figure for allowances and expenses paid to councillors rose from £526,000 to £538,000.