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Back to the future as unions call for 6% rise

22 January 2008

Councils are being caught in the crossfire as the battle over public sector pay row intensifies.

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Minister calls for £4.9bn savings

18 January 2008

Local government minister, John Healey, has called for councils to make £4.9bn in efficiency savi...

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The right

18 January 2008

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Councils facing 'blind' budgeting after delay

16 January 2008

Council finance chiefs will have to set their budgets without knowing how much cash they will get...

Monitoring the monitoring officer

16 January 2008

Since early last year, a legal judgement has caused headaches for monitoring officers. Now the Co...

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How good are you at HR?

16 January 2008

The HR managers’ body, the Public Sector People Managers’ Association, has launched an award for ...

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Don't censor the arts

16 January 2008

Banning ‘offensive’ music may be well intentioned, but it is an infringement of free speech in th...

Helping hand is a plus

16 January 2008

LinkAge Plus is a scheme which searches out and helps older people who are being excluded from ma...

Age concerns

16 January 2008

Last week, care minister, Ivan Lewis, admitted the care service was failing – but promised reform...

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Lining up for a scrap

16 January 2008

The prime minister’s call for a three-year pay deal for public sector workers signals the start o...