How would you feel about a £53,000 pay rise?

The number of Sheffield council employees earning more than £100,000 per year has increased from 7 to 13 between 2021-22 and 2022-3, with one employee getting an increase of £53,000.

Elliot Keck, Head of Campaigns at the TaxPayers’ Alliance, said: “I’d have real questions as to whether or not the performance of that individual really justified a pay increase of about £53,000.”

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