Pay

By Dan Peters | 24 August 2023

Local government employers have knocked back a bid from the unions for an improved pay offer, ins...

'Mass exodus' claims at North Lincolnshire

By Martin Ford | 14 August 2023

North Lincolnshire Council is facing a ‘mass exodus’ of senior staff, opposition members have cla...

PAY

The inflation situation

By Ann McGauran | 08 August 2023

Inflationary pressures are taking their toll on councils’ services and balance sheets, with furth...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Pay dispute to stretch into autumn

By Dan Peters | 07 August 2023

The local government pay dispute is destined to stretch into the autumn as trade union Unite warn...

WHITEHALL

Warning Birmingham equal pay bill could rise further

By Heather Jameson | 26 July 2023

Birmingham City Council’s mammoth equal pay bill could rise further if it fails to meet a tight d...

FINANCE

Northumberland exit payments were unlawful

By Martin Ford | 25 July 2023

Six severance payments totalling more than £1m made by Northumberland Council to senior officers ...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Greater Manchester unites around shared workforce goals

By Gordon McFarlane | 11 July 2023

A roundtable event has identified six opportunities in Greater Manchester to create joint solutio...

FINANCE

Nottingham warned of overspend 'signal'

By Martin Ford | 11 July 2023

Members of Nottingham City Council have been warned of the consequences of overspending as its bu...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Getting a grip in Birmingham

By Heather Jameson | 10 July 2023

The new leader of Birmingham City Council Cllr John Cotton explains the scale of the challenges h...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

We must support big cities to grow

By Andrew Carter | 10 July 2023

Over the last 50 years, the UK has – deliberately and sometimes for good reasons – made policy de...

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