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LGA warns councils 'sidelined' by social care Fair Pay Agreement
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 Government Association (LGA) has warned.

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...

PAY

Leeds faces equal pay claims 'worth hundreds of millions'

By William Eichler | 29 June 2026

Leeds City Council is still facing equal pay claims potentially worth hundreds of millions of pou...

HR

Brighton faces 'unquantifiable' liability over equal pay claims

By William Eichler | 25 June 2026

Brighton and Hove City Council is unsure about the level of financial exposure it faces from more...

UNIONS

Union issues strike threat over 3.3% pay offer

By William Eichler | 15 June 2026

Thousands of council workers could walk out on strike after their union vowed to ballot members o...

LEADERSHIP

Broadening the talent pool

By Roger Russell | 10 June 2026

Roger Russell says it is time to start seriously think about improving the process of bringing pr...

EQUAL PAY

Two-thirds of councils facing a live equal pay risk

By Simon Christian | 03 June 2026

The real decision facing leaders now is whether to address equal pay early and deliberately, or m...

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frederica-diamanta

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