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FINANCE
Coventry's budget gap widened by strikes
By Martin Ford | 20 December 2022
Strike action by bin lorry drivers has cost Coventry City Council more than £7m.
PAY
Pay offer to be implemented
By Laura Sharman | 02 November 2022
A pay offer that equates to a 10.5% increase for the lowest-paid workers is to be implemented.
FINANCE
Council defends chief's controversial package
By Mark Conrad | 31 October 2022
Hambleton DC has defended a controversial £225,000 redundancy package for its chief executive.
PAY
Warning council staff could strike again within weeks
By Laura Sharman | 24 October 2022
Local government workers in Scotland could be back on strike within weeks, trade unions have warned.
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
COSLA and unions oppose centralising care plans
By Dan Peters | 12 October 2022
Unions have joined with the body representing Scottish councils to call for a reversal of care ce...
WHITEHALL
Sector split over finance settlement
By Mark Conrad | 11 October 2022
Financial uncertainty has split opinion over whether local government should push for a multi-yea...
WHITEHALL
More than 100,000 public sector jobs could be lost
By Michael Burton | 10 October 2022
More than 100,000 public sector jobs could be lost over the next year as employers struggle to fi...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Councils urged to improve pay policies
By Mark Conrad | 03 October 2022
High Peak BC and Staffordshire Moorlands DC should jointly improve their pay progression policies...
WHITEHALL
Inflation may drive increased insourcing
By Dan Peters | 03 October 2022
Councils may be propelled to bring services back in-house to escape contracts tied to inflation a...
PAY
Unison members back pay offer
By Dan Peters | 28 September 2022
Members of trade union Unison have voted by 63.5% to 36.5% to accept the national employers’ fina...
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