Scottish ministers are to see their salaries rise by more than £19,000 after the government partially ended a voluntary pay ...

Ministerial and MSP salaries are set and paid for by the Scottish Parliament. Six serving ministers including cabinet secretaries Mairi Gougeon, Shona Robison and Fiona Hyslop have announced they ...

John Swinney has defended the £20,000 pay rise for Scottish Government ministers as "fair". The First Minister said it was a ...

John Swinney has defended allowing his ministers to take a pay rise of almost £20,000 - suggesting it is a “principle of fairness”.

John Swinney’s SNP ministers have been handed a £20,000 pay rise - partially lifting a freeze after 16 years. Critics have ...

The Scottish Government says it won’t intervene in an NHS Fife employment tribunal involving a nurse who objected to a trans woman in a ...

The pay for ministerial positions has risen for the first time since it was frozen by Alex Salmond 16 years ago despite Scots facing tax rises.

John Swinney has handed his ministers a huge £20,000 pay rise while struggling Scots have been forced to tighten their belts.

During a media conference at Bute House, Mr Swinney also announces his government's legislative programme will be published ...