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Glasgow City Council advertise top £200k job amid plan to axe 450 teachers in budget cuts

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A Glasgow City Council job has been advertised with a higher salary than the Prime Minister's for only 35 hours work.The opportunity comes amid a flurry of budget cuts announced by the local authority, including potentially 450 teaching jobs being axed over three years as part of a plan to save £27.8m.The council are seeking someone to fill the role of chief executive, a job that pays between £200,618 and £209,817 per year - or approximately £115 per hour.The job advert was panned by Scots online who slammed Scotland's biggest local authority for the "scandalous" salary on offer.The massive salary for the chief exec comes with a contract of just 35 hours of work a week and pays more than most residents of the city earn.After tax, the lucky successful candidate can expect to take home nearly £10,000 a month and will be earning well over £100 an hour in their role - and more than current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.The Glasgow City Council offering seems to be the highest in the country with the whopping £200,000+ paycheck far exceeding other Scottish council bosses. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. The salary will far outstrip the job's counterpart in the capital with City of Edinburgh Council boss Andrew Kerr earning around £175,000 a year.With the closing date of March 3 fast approaching though, any jobseekers better get their applications in quickly.A screenshot of the job advert was shared to social media yesterday with the caption: "There is a vacancy in Glasgow City Council for the role of Chief Executive and the salary is up to £210k."That's more than the First Minister.

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