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PAY

Unison warns of strike action over pay

By Dan Peters | 04 October 2021

Trade union Unison has warned of future strike action unless local government employers improve t...

FINANCE

Minister backs council finance review

By Dan Peters | 27 September 2021

A full review of council finances will take place in Northern Ireland after minister Conor Murphy...

DEVOLUTION

Localism is important to the electorate

By Dr Janice Morphet | 26 May 2021

Janice Morphet looks at the electoral response to the management of the pandemic in England, and ...

PAY

Employers offer 1.5% 'paltry' pay rise

By Dan Peters | 14 May 2021

Councils are facing a £279m increase to the national pay bill after offering 1.5m employees a 1.5...

WHITEHALL

Queen's Speech: Controversial voter ID plans roll forward

By Dan Peters | 11 May 2021

Voter ID is expected to be introduced by May 2023 after the Government pledged to introduce legis...

NORTHERN IRELAND

N Ireland chief robustly defends decision to send Brexit letter to Cabinet Office

By Ann McGauran | 07 May 2021

The chief executive of Mid and East Antrim BC has robustly defended her decision to send a contro...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

No simple north-south divide, says report

By Michael Burton | 19 April 2021

There is no simple north-south divide, a new report by Legal and General (L&G) has argued.

WHITEHALL

BUDGET 2021: New freeport sites confirmed

By Chris Ames | 03 March 2021

Chancellor Rishi Sunak closed his Budget speech today with a commitment to eight new freeport sit...

FINANCE

Employers branded a 'disgrace' over pay delay

By Dan Peters | 26 February 2021

Council employers have been branded a ‘disgrace’ after they said they would not respond to a unio...

BUSINESS RATES

NI councils handed powers to vary taxes

By Heather Jameson | 15 February 2021

New legislation at Stormont will allow councils in Northern Ireland to vary the rate of council t...

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