Folkestone & Hythe District Council Pay Gap Widens Between Top Officers and Lowest-Paid Staff

Folkestone & Hythe District Council Pay Gap Widens Between Top Officers and Lowest-Paid Staff

There is a neat trick in town hall pay stories. Look only at percentages and the whole thing can start to seem almost modest. Look at the pounds, though, and the hierarchy comes sharply back into focus. At Folkestone & Hythe District Council, the lowest paid employee grade and the chief executive’s salary rose at a broadly similar percentage rate over five years. But the cash difference between the bottom and the top still widened by tens of tho…