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PAY

Union to ballot on national strike action

By Martin Ford | 07 May 2025

Trade union GMB has recommended its members reject the pay offer from council employers.

PAY

Employers' warning over wage pressures as unions consider offer

By Dan Peters | 28 April 2025

Wage pressures are contributing to the local government funding gap of £1.9bn in 2025-26, council...

SOCIAL SERVICES

Housing 'key factor' in rising children's services costs

By Joe Lepper | 25 April 2025

Poor housing has emerged as a ‘key contributing factor’ in councils’ mounting bill for children i...

BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

Mediator called to settle Brum bin strike dispute

24 April 2025

Trade union Unite has agreed to take part in talks with Birmingham City Council and the Advisory,...

PAY

Pay offer for council employees announced

By Martin Ford | 23 April 2025

National Employers have made an offer of a 3.2% pay increase for council employees from 1 April 2...

WORKFORCE

GMB: Local government workforce cut by 600,000

By William Eichler | 22 April 2025

Local authorities across England and Wales have lost almost 600,000 members of staff since 2012, ...

PAY

Union announces strike ballot over pay

By Martin Ford | 16 April 2025

Scottish council workers are to be balloted over strike action in response to what a union has de...

INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Military planners sent to Brum amid bin strikes

By William Eichler | 14 April 2025

Military planners have been called in to help tackle the backlog of rubbish in Birmingham that ha...

ANGELA RAYNER

EXCLUSIVE: Rayner drops Brum inquiry plan

By Emily Twinch | 09 April 2025

Angela Rayner has dropped government plans for a statutory inquiry that would have investigated L...

AUDIT

EXCLUSIVE: Auditors look into chief's £327k payoff

By Dan Peters | 02 April 2025

Auditors are assessing an objection to Thanet DC’s accounts after an ex-councillor said they shou...

BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

Birmingham declares 'major incident' over bin strikes

By William Eichler | 01 April 2025

Birmingham City Council has declared a major incident to address the impact of long-running bin s...

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