# Analysis finds 800 Scottish public workers without fixed roles cost £27 million yearly

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/graham-grant-scandal-of-the-snps-army-of-ghost-workers-paid-for-with-your-taxes-as-families-slog-just-to-pay-the-bills/
- Published: 2026-10-26T17:57:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T18:12:19+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16240237/GRAHAM-GRANT-Scandal-SNPs-army-ghost-workers-paid-taxes-families-slog-just-pay-bills.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Paranormal, UK, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- About 800 workers reportedly lack fixed roles.
- Their salaries cost at least £27 million annually.
- Scotland’s no compulsory lay-offs policy dates to 2007.

## Summary

A newspaper analysis found that about 800 Scottish public sector workers are on the payroll despite no longer having fixed roles, costing at least £27 million a year. The cases raise questions about how Scotland’s public bodies manage staff and public money, particularly as the Scottish Government says it wants to reduce waste and streamline services.

The article says Scotland’s no compulsory lay-offs policy, in place since 2007, leaves affected staff in redeployment pools until other jobs become available. A Sunday Times analysis identified 255 workers without fixed jobs for more than a year, including at least 49 paid for five years or more after their roles became obsolete; one NHS Highland worker has been in that position for 17 years. The cases span the NHS, government, councils and other public bodies.

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