Unison call for election safety measures

March 1, 2021
The Government needs to implement strict measures in May’s local elections to keep staff safe, trade union Unison urged today.
The Government needs to implement strict measures in May’s local elections to keep staff safe, trade union Unison urged today.
Local authorities are braced for a surge in the number of homeless people as protections put in place for the COVID-19 pandemic are allowed to lapse.
John Coughlan had delayed his retirement for a year to help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kensington and Chelsea LBC has admitted putting income above community benefits in its past property deals.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected announce a further £5bn to rescue high streets in the Budget on Wednesday.
The Government needs a better understanding of whether funding allocated to local authorities to prevent flooding is matching local risks, MPs have warned.
Council employers have been branded a ‘disgrace’ after they said they would not respond to a union pay claim until after the May 6 elections.
The Government’s clampdown on commercial investments has come under fire from councils.
Councils are considering whether to appeal after a High Court judge threw out a bid to sue Barclays over a number of loans.
Six councils are deep in negotiations with the Government in a bid to claw them out of their financial difficulties in the run up to next week’s settlement, The MJ understands.
Crisis-hit Croydon LBC has suspended a big chunk of its senior leadership in a bombshell move.
The Government has been urged to rethink its ‘damaging’ reforms to the planning system and put people, climate and nature at its heart by a coalition of 18 organisations.
Returning officers have called for protection against lawsuits for running this year’s elections if the Government sticks to holding them in May during a pandemic.
A judicial review hearing into the public sector exit pay cap will take place in March.
Refuse workers in Sandwell are set to receive substantial back pay following intervention by trade union Unite.
Before councils get excited about plans to let them introduce their own byelaws without Whitehall consent first, Chris Game reminds us of the pitfalls ahead.
Architect and TV presenter George Clarke has been asked to advise the Government on ways to bring empty homes back into use.
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