Pay
EXCLUSIVE: No pay offer until after local elections
Local government employers will not make a pay offer until after the upcoming local elections in May, The MJ understands.
Employers to consult on 10% pay claim
Local government employers will consult on trade unions’ 10% pay claim throughout this month.
Council delays four-day week decision
South Cambridgeshire DC’s decision on whether to permanently adopt a four-day week has been put on hold as it awaits the Government’s next move.
Chiefs: Sector can afford senior pay hike
Council chiefs have insisted their pay settlement must match the award for local government staff after years in which senior wage rises have fallen behind.
Chiefs back ethnicity pay gap reporting
Council chiefs have backed proposals that would place a duty on local authorities to collect data and report on staffing, pay and outcomes by ethnicity.
Rayner floats three-year pay deal
An incoming Labour Government could throw its weight behind a longer-term pay deal for the sector to avoid the embarrassment of strikes, well-placed sources have suggested.
Making the case for councils
Local Government Association chair Cllr Shaun Davies sets out his key asks of the chancellor in the forthcoming Budget.
Council set to halve sick pay
Southend Council is planning to halve the amount of sick pay given to staff in a move Unison has described as ‘callous’.
Eliminating legacy: empowering public sector HR, finance, and payroll
With impending regulation and public sector bodies razor focused on cost-cutting, integrating and adapting to new technology is becoming ever more crucial, says Anton Roe.
The more things change
Funding and asylum policy are just two of the themes that have bookended an eventful year in local government. Martin Ford and Ann McGauran look at some of the big developments and talking points from the year as the sector braces for 2024.
Unions plan for January pay claim
Local government trade unions are aiming to submit their next one-year pay claim in January, The MJ understands.
Department's financial views questioned
Levelling up civil servants have told council chiefs financial pressures have eased but watchdogs have warned other Whitehall departments may be driving local government’s costs.
Gove's pay plan dismissed as 'unnecessary gimmick'
Communities secretary Michael Gove’s embryonic plan to require full councils to approve top salaries has been dismissed as an ‘unnecessary gimmick’ by sector figures.
Senior salaries could face crackdown in King's Speech
Plans to curb senior council salaries could be included in the King’s Speech, due to be announced later today.
DLUHC to be hit by real term budget cuts, think-tank warns
The levelling up department is to be hit by real term budget cuts over the next five years despite buoyant tax revenues, a pre-Autumn Statement report from the Resolution Foundation think-tank has warned.
New offer in pay dispute
More money has been offered in the hope of averting strike action by Scottish Unison members.
South Cambs issued Best Value notice over four-day week
The Government has issued a Best Value notice to South Cambridgeshire DC following 'concerns' about its trial of a four-day working week.
Council chiefs to receive 3.5% pay increase
Local authority chief executives will receive a 3.5% salary increase backdated to the beginning of April after agreement was reached on this year’s pay award.
Government crackdown on four-day week
The Government is exploring measures to ‘ensure the sector is clear’ four-day weeks should not be pursued.
Is equal pay really local government’s ticking time bomb?
With equal pay under increasing scrutiny, Gordon McFarlane outlines the best practice the sector should follow to monitor, flag and address any issues.