PAY

Chiefs reluctantly accept £1,925 pay increase

By Mark Conrad | 29 November 2022

Town hall chiefs have reluctantly accepted a £1,925 pay increase for 2022 – a lower percentage in...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Don't vilify the people who try to keep children safe

By Heather Jameson | 05 October 2022

There is a grim reality surrounding children’s social services that, on the whole, we try to avoi...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Sector defends council chiefs after MPs' criticism

By Mark Conrad | 04 October 2022

Senior local government figures this week defended the chief executives of Solihull MBC and Bradf...

WHITEHALL

Union questions Government severance pay guidance

By Mark Whitehead | 14 June 2022

Government advice that councils should reduce severance payments to bring them into line with the...

WHITEHALL

Government dismisses union's payout view

By Mark Conrad | 17 May 2022

New Government guidance attempting to limit special severance payments (SSPs) contradicts advice ...

WHITEHALL

Minister wades into flexible working debate

By Chris Mahony | 19 April 2022

Civil servants have been told to get back to the office even as local government increasingly mov...

BUSINESS

Senior management workforce warning

By Chris Mahony | 22 February 2022

Councils are increasingly struggling to recruit and retain senior managers due to demographic fac...

LONDON COUNCILS

National industrial action prospects over pay fade

By Dan Peters | 07 February 2022

A nationally-coordinated wave of industrial action over this year’s pay claim looks increasingly ...

ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL AUTHORITY CHIEF EXECUTIVES AND SENIOR MANAGERS

ALACE, the perils of print

07 September 2021

Diary is all too familiar with the perils of print.

PENSIONS

Why we want chief executives to be treated fairly

By Ian Miller | 04 August 2021

The offer of a 1.5% pay increase for chief executives is ‘a move away from arrangements that have...

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