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Waste workers announce strike action across 15 Scottish councils
Waste workers in 15 councils across Scotland will walk out for a week this month in protest over the 'pitiful' 2% pay offer.
Scottish councils offered £140m to boost pay
Three trade unions are poised to begin strike action after rejecting a 2% pay offer by council leaders.
Birmingham faces fresh equal pay claims and strikes
The leader of Birmingham CC has urged trade unions to engage in talks over fresh equal pay disputes – rather than ballot staff over potential strike action.
What will the two leadership candidates mean for councils?
It is clear there are some major differences in the two Conservative leadership candidates' likely approaches if they win the top job, but it is less clear what they might mean for local government, says Sheila Oxtoby.
Unions 'not looking for a fight'
Union bosses have denied they are pursuing a ‘summer of discontent’ after rejecting a pay offer for local government workers.
Councils’ crossroads between a rock and a hard place
A week on from the local government employers’ pay offer and the full impact on hard-up councils has started to emerge. After more than a decade of austerity, transformation and cutting services to the bone, it is hard to see how local government will balance its books this time.
Back to the dark days
Councils face a return to the darkest days of austerity as a triple whammy of pay rises, inflation and growing need hits
Unison legal challenge over use of agency staff
New regulations allowing town halls to use agency staff to cover strikes are based on an old consultation ditched as ‘not fit for purpose’ by an official watchdog, Unison has warned.
Unison to put pay deal to its members
Unison has vowed to consult its members on the flat rate pay rise offered to all council staff.
Unite rejects local government pay offer
Unite has rejected the flat rate pay rise offered to all council staff this week.
Council workers in Scotland vote for strike action
Thousands of Scottish council workers have voted to strike in a dispute over the offered pay rise.
What’s the deal with the latest pay offer?
Heather Jameson says creating an atmosphere where the only option for maintaining your pay level amid rapidly rising inflation is to move job is not ideal. 'It’s not exactly strong, stable and sustainable corporate management.'
Recruitment solutions for testing times
Councils must get better at marketing themselves as local employers and organisational culture is crucial when it comes to recruitment and retention, says Gordon McFarlane.
How to be an employer of choice
Maxine O’Mahony explains how creating a modern, welcoming office environment has boosted recruitment and made Breckland DC a sought-after place where people feel valued and a part of the organisation.
Employers put forward flat rate rise in council staff pay
Employers have offered a flat rate pay rise of £1,925 to all staff.
Sandwell refuse workers call halt to strike
Refuse workers in Sandwell MBC have called off a planned strike due to start next week after accepting a 9% pay increase and securing additional annual leave.
EXCLUSIVE: Employers warn against local pay deals
Councils have been warned against undermining the ‘fundamental integrity’ of national talks by agreeing local deals as pressure grows on pay.
Care recruitment 'car crash' warning
Ministers have been warned of an impending ‘car crash’ in care recruitment due to the numbers of extra staff needed to handle care package changes.
Labour calls for council worker pay rise
Shadow levelling up secretary Lisa Nandy told the Local Government Association conference soaring inflation was the ‘last straw’ for workers.
LGA finance warning kicks off conference
More councils could be tipped into financial crisis while others face emergency in-year cuts due to soaring inflation and living wage increases, the Local Government Association (LGA) warned today.