Local government employers will wait until chancellor Philip Hammond’s Autumn Budget before responding to the trade unions’ 5% pay claim, The MJ understands.
There are reports that an end to the seven-year cap will form the centrepiece of Mr Hammond’s speech, which councils want to find out the contents of before responding.
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