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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: Employers criticise union timetable after offer rejection
By Dan Peters | 13 March 2023
Local government employers have criticised Unison’s timetable for consulting its members on indus...
FINANCE
Pay 'putting off potential new finance recruits'
By Mark Conrad | 13 March 2023
Lower levels of pay in the public sector are discouraging finance professionals from entering loc...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Women's economic exclusion costs local economies £88.7bn a year
By Ann McGauran | 08 March 2023
The local economic cost of barriers to paid work for women is £88.7bn a year, analysis has found.
PENSIONS
Camden first to publish pension gender gap
By Martin Ford | 07 March 2023
Female Camden LBC employees receive a quarter less from their pensions than male employees on ave...
PAY
Unions reject local government pay offer
By William Eichler | 07 March 2023
The three main local government trade unions - Unison, Unite and the GMB - have decided to recomm...
PAY
Why a four-day week works
By Cllr Bridget Smith | 07 March 2023
The early performance data from South Cambridgeshire DC’s trial of a four-day week – the first in...
PAY
Grievance forces Scottish councils to increase pay for chiefs
By Dan Peters | 03 March 2023
Scottish councils have been forced to axe the pay cap on chief executives after a successful grie...
FINANCE
Employers reject request for pay rise link between chiefs and workers
By Dan Peters | 23 February 2023
Local government employers have again refused to offer the same pay increase to council chief exe...
PAY
Councils benefit from Holyrood windfall
By Martin Ford | 22 February 2023
Scottish authorities are to receive an extra £100m funding in a last-minute addition to Holyrood’...
PAY
Pay spine review 'inevitable,' employers admit
By Dan Peters | 21 February 2023
A redesign of local government’s pay spine is ‘inevitable,’ employers have admitted privately.
Chief Executive
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Chief Executive
£188,576 - £201,902 (pay award pending)
Join us for a rare opportunity to lead one of the UK’s newest and most ambitious councils Apply for this job
Finance Development Accountant
Band I (£55,609 to £59,025)
Sandwell Council’s Finance Division is seeking a proactive Finance Development Accountant on a full-time permanent basis Apply for this job
LGR Programme Director
Up to £120k
This is a once in a generation opportunity to shape the future of local government in Worcestershire. Apply for this job
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