Dear All
Free personal care for the elderly is good thing, after years of paying into the state, all elderly people should be treated the same even although some many have paid more into the state than others.
Harriet Dempster wants to make those who paid the most during their lifetime to continually pay more during their retirement.
So, the question of fairness arises.
Harriet Dempster is the President of the Association of Directors of Social Work.
But lets us stop a moment and talk about her “free personal care” that allows her to be President of the association of directors.
£25,000 a year!
That is the price for her employer Highland Council to let her run about being President of the association.
The £25,000 is to provide cover while Dempster while disappears to do work elsewhere.
Inverness Central SNP councillor Donnie Kerr said;
“We already pay a substantial sum to our director of social work to do a job.”
To be clear, when she can be bothered to turn up at Highland Council’s most financially troubled department, the people pay her £105,450 a year.
Is it not time that Council leader Dr Michael Foxley of the Lib Dems issued an ultimatum to tell her to get back to her desk and sort out her department’s problems?
No, Spineless Dr. Foxley said;
“We need additional senior management support to deal with the serious issues surrounding the social work budget in the current financial year and also the challenges we face in the coming three years due to reduced funding from the UK and Scottish governments.”
This is ineffective management and leadership that allow Dempster to walk all over the Council.
One thing that is certain in my mind is that Dempster will move on to another authority when Highland Council’s department crashes down around her ears.
Before that she will probably say something along the lines of seeking ‘fresh challenges’ which is code for getting out before the blame is pinned on her.
In Britain, certain people move seamlessly from top job to top job regardless of their ability.
Harriet Dempster runs Highland Council’s most financially troubled department is it not time to talk about removing her “free personal care” and putting her out on the street?
If she spend more time doing her paid £105,450 a year job, could she turn the department around?
If not, why is she getting paid?
Why are we paying for her to be there?
Is it not time this "expert" was looked at more closely?
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University
Free personal care for the elderly is good thing, after years of paying into the state, all elderly people should be treated the same even although some many have paid more into the state than others.
Harriet Dempster wants to make those who paid the most during their lifetime to continually pay more during their retirement.
So, the question of fairness arises.
Harriet Dempster is the President of the Association of Directors of Social Work.
But lets us stop a moment and talk about her “free personal care” that allows her to be President of the association of directors.
£25,000 a year!
That is the price for her employer Highland Council to let her run about being President of the association.
The £25,000 is to provide cover while Dempster while disappears to do work elsewhere.
Inverness Central SNP councillor Donnie Kerr said;
“We already pay a substantial sum to our director of social work to do a job.”
To be clear, when she can be bothered to turn up at Highland Council’s most financially troubled department, the people pay her £105,450 a year.
Is it not time that Council leader Dr Michael Foxley of the Lib Dems issued an ultimatum to tell her to get back to her desk and sort out her department’s problems?
No, Spineless Dr. Foxley said;
“We need additional senior management support to deal with the serious issues surrounding the social work budget in the current financial year and also the challenges we face in the coming three years due to reduced funding from the UK and Scottish governments.”
This is ineffective management and leadership that allow Dempster to walk all over the Council.
One thing that is certain in my mind is that Dempster will move on to another authority when Highland Council’s department crashes down around her ears.
Before that she will probably say something along the lines of seeking ‘fresh challenges’ which is code for getting out before the blame is pinned on her.
In Britain, certain people move seamlessly from top job to top job regardless of their ability.
Harriet Dempster runs Highland Council’s most financially troubled department is it not time to talk about removing her “free personal care” and putting her out on the street?
If she spend more time doing her paid £105,450 a year job, could she turn the department around?
If not, why is she getting paid?
Why are we paying for her to be there?
Is it not time this "expert" was looked at more closely?
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University
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