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Call for mayoral 'low pay commissions'
MAYORS

Call for mayoral 'low pay commissions'

By Martin Ford | 28 August 2026

Mayoral ‘low pay commissions’ should be established as part of the Government’s devolution drive, a think-tank has urged.

PAY

Unions accept 3.3% pay offer

By Neil Merrick | 25 August 2026

Widespread strike action in local government appears to have been averted after two of the three ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: LGA redundancies down to just six

By Joe Lepper | 05 August 2026

The Local Government Association (LGA) is now proposing axing just six full time equivalent (FTE)...

INCLUSIVE GROWTH

How Ealing made fair pay a driver of inclusive local growth

By Cllr Kamaljit Nagpal | 30 July 2026

Cllr Kamaljit Nagpal explains how Ealing LBC's leadership on fair pay created stronger employers ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA scraps two-grade pay cuts as restructure redundancies to fall

By Dan Peters | 23 July 2026

The Local Government Association (LGA) has dropped plans to demote staff by two pay grades and sc...

PAY

LGA warns councils 'sidelined' by social care Fair Pay Agreement

By Martin Ford | 16 July 2026

Councils are to be ‘sidelined’ by a negotiating body representing care workers, the Local Governm...

RECRUITMENT

Stop chasing talent – grow it!

By Tim Jones | 15 July 2026

Local government must stop poaching talent and invest in building the next generation of finance ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Employers defend pay stance

By Dan Peters | 14 July 2026

Employers have denied they are playing parts of the sector off against each other by offering dif...

INCLUSIVE GROWTH

Insecurity: the missing piece of the productivity puzzle

By Saffron Woodcraft | 09 July 2026

New research shows reducing insecurity can boost productivity, earnings and inclusive economic gr...

PAY

Rethinking councillor pay for stronger democracy

By Dr Jason Lowther | 07 July 2026

New evidence urges fairer councillor remuneration to strengthen participation, diversity, governa...

COUNCILLORS

Low allowances a barrier to new councillors

By Joe Lepper | 02 July 2026

Councillors’ allowances are blighted by regional disparities, are failing to keep pace with infla...

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