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MAYORS
Call for mayoral 'low pay commissions'
By Martin Ford | 28 August 2026
Mayoral ‘low pay commissions’ should be established as part of the Government’s devolution drive, a think-tank has urged.
PAY
Unions accept 3.3% pay offer
By Neil Merrick | 25 August 2026
Widespread strike action in local government appears to have been averted after two of the three ...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: LGA redundancies down to just six
By Joe Lepper | 05 August 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) is now proposing axing just six full time equivalent (FTE)...
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
How Ealing made fair pay a driver of inclusive local growth
By Cllr Kamaljit Nagpal | 30 July 2026
Cllr Kamaljit Nagpal explains how Ealing LBC's leadership on fair pay created stronger employers ...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
LGA scraps two-grade pay cuts as restructure redundancies to fall
By Dan Peters | 23 July 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) has dropped plans to demote staff by two pay grades and sc...
PAY
LGA warns councils 'sidelined' by social care Fair Pay Agreement
By Martin Ford | 16 July 2026
Councils are to be ‘sidelined’ by a negotiating body representing care workers, the Local Governm...
RECRUITMENT
Stop chasing talent – grow it!
By Tim Jones | 15 July 2026
Local government must stop poaching talent and invest in building the next generation of finance ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Employers defend pay stance
By Dan Peters | 14 July 2026
Employers have denied they are playing parts of the sector off against each other by offering dif...
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
Insecurity: the missing piece of the productivity puzzle
By Saffron Woodcraft | 09 July 2026
New research shows reducing insecurity can boost productivity, earnings and inclusive economic gr...
PAY
Rethinking councillor pay for stronger democracy
By Dr Jason Lowther | 07 July 2026
New evidence urges fairer councillor remuneration to strengthen participation, diversity, governa...
COUNCILLORS
Low allowances a barrier to new councillors
By Joe Lepper | 02 July 2026
Councillors’ allowances are blighted by regional disparities, are failing to keep pace with infla...
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