Peter Duthie: Last News

Six bosses at a firm owned by Glasgow Council have been awarded bonuses of nearly £150,000 during the cost of living crisis.

SSE Hydro shut its doors and Scottish events bosses say they need more understanding about what plans and expectations there are for the future out of the pandemic to attract big names like Beyonce.The Script, The Stereophonics, and Lewis Capaldi were amongst the last to play at The SSE Hydro and one year on from closing due to coronavirus, events bosses in Scotland are urging the Scottish Government to set a timetable which looks months, not just weeks, ahead.Chief Executive of Hydro Peter Duthie, chair of the Events Industry Advisory Group, who represents 23 senior representatives from the events and festival sector, said: "Planning takes a huge amount of effort to bring events to fruition.

Glasgow council firm which runs the city’s entertainment venues have been awarded nearly £200,000 in bonuses.Top of the payment league for SEC Ltd was chief executive Peter Duthie, whose £266,807 remuneration included a £36,972 bonus.News of the bonuses came after it emerged that hundreds of staff based at the SEC could be made redundant.Glasgow Labour councillor Martin McElroy said: “At the same time as the council could cut funding to five citizens advice bureaux, we learn that the SEC have awarded extravagant bonuses to senior figures.“Now more than ever, there is no justification for fat cat-style bonuses and they should not be paid.”Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics

SSE Hydro could remain closed until next year. Bosses have warned that the major Scots venue would struggle to operate with social distancing and pleaded with politicians to give 'test events' the go-ahead.