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All of Holyrood’s parties have MSPs who will share in the pay-outs.
Sixteen former SNP MSPs will collect more than £920,000 between them, while 11 former Labour MSPs are together in line for £666,000, and ten former Tory MSPs will share £408,000.
Former Liberal Democrat MSP Mike Rumbles is entitled to a second grant of £32,235 after previously qualifying for £57,600 after he left the Scottish Parliament after losing his seat in 2011, before returning after the 2016 election.
The Taxpayers’ Alliance recently branded the sums “outrageous” and called for the system to be reviewed by the Scottish Government.
After the 2016 election, the equivalent fund paid out to departing MSPs was £2,106,691, and after 2011 it was £2,224,060.
Ireland’s 150 Best Employers: New challenges for employers as world of work turns on its axis Independent.ie 2 hrs ago Alan English
We’re publishing this content and the inaugural Sunday Independent/Statista list of Ireland’s 150 Best Employers at a time of unprecedented change in the workplace. Nobody knows what the future holds in the post-pandemic world. We’re aware that things will be different, but how? Nobody has all the answers. The best employers, though, are the ones already asking questions. They’re also the ones who are communicating well with their staff in these uncertain times.
One thing is very clear: Covid-19 has already been responsible for the biggest change in living memory to how many of us work and there will be no going back to the way things were. The full extent of this workplace revolution is still revealing itself, but it’s evident that keeping staff happy and fulfilled in their jobs is going to require innovative t