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WHITEHALL
Council backs union pay claim but national employers stand firm
By Dan Peters | 26 January 2018
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has backed the unions’ 5% pay claim as national employers continue to...
PAY
Unison rejects pay offer in surprise vote
By Dan Peters | 23 January 2018
Unison has become the second local government union to reject the 2% pay offer proposed by employ...
FINANCE
Scottish government under pressure over council pay
By Mark Conrad | 22 January 2018
Scotland’s Government is under pressure to reverse planned council budget cuts after MSPs warned ...
PAY
Union recommends pay offer rejection
By Sam Clayden | 15 January 2018
Trade union Unite has urged local government to enter ‘meaningful’ pay negotiations after recomme...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Council leaders demand end to pay cap
By Sam Clayden | 07 December 2017
Nearly 100 council leaders have written to the chancellor demanding extra funding for workers and...
PAY
A 2% pay rise will help retain hard-pressed staff
By Heather Jameson | 05 December 2017
Councils want to pay staff more, but they can only afford 2%, writes Heather Jameson.
PAY
Local government submits pay offer
By Mark Conrad | 05 December 2017
Local government employers have offered town hall staff a 2% pay rise for each of the next two ye...
FINANCE
Deal to end Brum bin strike
By Mark Conrad | 27 November 2017
Birmingham City Council’s long-running dispute with union Unite appears to be over after the side...
WHITEHALL
Budget 2017: Devolution and housing key planks in speech
By Heather Jameson | 22 November 2017
Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Budget has seen the chancellor unveil a raft of new devolution deal...
FINANCE
Budget needs to back local government
By Paul Dossett | 17 November 2017
Head of local government at Grant Thornton UK, Paul Dossett, says there are no areas where furthe...
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