Sandwell Labour: warning - this will make you sick!

Remember Covid? How could we forget? But can you remember the propaganda that bent Labour Sandwell Council (as was) put out about how hard its "brilliant" employees were working? It transpired that, in fact, this was yet another Labour lie and there had been a pandemic of absenteeism by the Labour crony shirkforce.

The crisis did lead, however, to a large increase in the number of employees "shirking from home" (which was good news for at least one employee who was able to entertain his/her Labour Councillor lover in private!)

In the last full municipal year of Labour before Reform took control of the failing Council - that's 1st April, 2025 to 31st March, 2026 - an incredible 44,234 working days were lost through absence due to alleged sickness!

Remember, Labour was screwing the people of Sadders year in, year out with maximum council tax, rent and fee increases whilst the staff were taking residents for a ride.

Bent Labour Sandwell (as was) say that, in addition to a generous holiday entitlement, skiving staff each took an average of 11.76 days off last municipal year for alleged sickness! WTF? And what is the part-time, but very-highly paid, Chief Executive, Shokat Lal, doing about this?

In The Skidder's open letter (Skidder passim) to the new Reform administration we urged it to save money by culling a MINIMUM of 10% of the shirkforce. Looking at these incredible figures it is to be hoped that they will take action sooner, rather than later!

[Coming soon in The Skidder - the very disappointing story of how Reform is backing an appalling piece of nastiness by former Labour Leader [sic], Kerrie "Dim Kez" Carmichael.]

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