Council staff in firing line
EDINBURGH City Council fired more staff than any other Scottish local authority over the past five years, new figures reveal.
A total of 398 council employees were sacked, almost three per cent of the workforce, it was reported today.
A survey found more than 2000 council staff across Scotland were dismissed for a wide variety of reasons, including drunkenness, violence and bullying.
In East Lothian, council chiefs sacked two employees for fighting and one for persistent smoking.
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duelaynomore
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 02:16 AMIt appears that none were fired for incomptence.....as in ..."yes minister"...this would set a nasty precedent !!!!! ..............................................Who would know where the axe might fall next.
JockBurns
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 10:36 PMeveryone will notice this year...the grass wont be getting cut in parks cemeterys football pitches ect.. council have been telling workers they are cutting back on fuel to help enviroment ect if the workers are taking that in then what can i say... they are being sacked one by one.. ,
Jingsitsme
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 05:13 PMHold the front page as there's loads more to come as council are full of ideal candidates. This they do have the qualifications for!!
grumpyscot
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 04:03 PMFirst to get the sack should have been Jennie Dawes, then their Chief Accountant. Between the two of them, they've done a "Fred the Shred" job on Edinburgh
Cannon Law
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 03:15 PMProblem is they fired the wrong ones! If you ever have the misfortune of contacting council officials a common sense is one of individual arrogance, cant be bothered and' we the council tell you what to do'.
judgedredd777
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 12:58 PMHey #4 keyser soze they canae sack SuBru just yet as she has just landed £26million to spend on buying councillor votes at the forthcoming May election. What a bag of swag she is along with Turley who could`nae run a bath. The pair of them should both get the Bullet when the fireing squad arrives soon.
Niebiosa tam sa naprawde nieskrzydlowe ludzie tam
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 12:49 PMThey obviously sacked the wrong people
pogo
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 12:38 PMWhy am I reminded of Wallace and Gromit "The Wrong Trousers"?
keyser soze
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 12:33 PMPerhaps Sue Bruce could sack herself due to gross incompetance whilst holding public office. If gross incompetance was a sackable offence, then the percentage would be a lot ,lot higher.
Pending Consternation
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 12:31 PMPending Moderation
blue moon
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 12:23 PMI could think of a few more who deserve the sack!
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