Bumper pay boost for Walsall Council boss

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Bumper pay boost for Walsall Council boss
Express & Star 20 Mar 10
Topping the Black Country salary league is Walsall’s chief executive Paul Sheehan whose wages have risen by 16 per cent to £189,533 since 2008. Walsall Council leader Mike Bird insisted the role of its chief executive required a unique range of skills and experience that commanded a high wage. Lichfield District Council boss Nina Dawes is paid £96,906 and she took a wage freeze last year...

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Region lags in ethnic employment rates

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Region lags in ethnic employment rates
Jayne Howarth Business Desk 19 Mar 10
Companies across the West Midlands are failing to employ people from ethnic minority backgrounds, a leading businessman has claimed. Sarabjeet Soar, chair of the West Midlands Minority Ethnic Business Forum regeneration and economic inclusion group, said inequality still exists, despite attempts to legislate against it...

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