Title
HR
Brighton faces 'unquantifiable' liability over equal pay claims
By William Eichler | 25 June 2026
Brighton and Hove City Council is unsure about the level of financial exposure it faces from more than 1,000 unresolved equal pay claims, its external auditor has warned.
POLICY AND POLITICS
One in 10 planning posts vacant, Unison finds
By William Eichler | 16 June 2026
One in 10 council planning posts in England are vacant, according to research by trade union Unison.
UNIONS
Union issues strike threat over 3.3% pay offer
By William Eichler | 15 June 2026
Thousands of council workers could walk out on strike after their union vowed to ballot members o...
SOCIAL WORKERS
Union raises alarm over bullying and harassment
By Neil Merrick | 08 June 2026
Social workers have raised the alarm over bullying and harassment as they struggle with funding s...
PAY
Unions call for 'urgent' pay talks
By Martin Ford | 29 May 2026
Trade unions have called for employers to come to the negotiating table after rejecting a ‘full a...
UNIONS
GMB members vote to reject pay offer
By Dan Peters | 28 May 2026
Members of trade union GMB have voted to reject a 3.3% pay offer from the Local Government Associ...
UNIONS
GMB branch secretaries to go on strike against own union
By Joe Lepper | 27 May 2026
GMB branch secretaries are to stage two days of strike action against their trade union over thei...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Social workers in safeguarding warning
By Joe Lepper | 22 May 2026
Home Office plans to overrule councils’ decisions on the age of unaccompanied asylum-seeking chil...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: 'Engaged' Rowlands meeting LGA board members as she starts role
By Dan Peters | 19 May 2026
The Local Government Association's (LGA) interim chief executive Jenny Rowlands is meeting board ...
FINANCE
Crude reckoning
By David Blackman | 05 May 2026
In the wake of the Iran-US conflict councils could be hit by a surge in inflation, insecurity of ...
PAY
LGA fails to restore collective bargaining for coroner pay
By Martin Ford | 05 May 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) has been unable to reestablish collective bargaining to ag...
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- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
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- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- Suffolk to make decision on legal challenge to reorganisation
- Toxic member behaviour risks local government excellence
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