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PAY
EXCLUSIVE: Employers dig in as they refuse to reopen pay talks
By Dan Peters | 19 October 2021
Council employers have dug in to defend their ‘full and final’ pay offer despite warnings that mo...
PAY
Disruption warning as unions ask for pay talks to resume
By Dan Peters | 15 October 2021
Unions have urged council employers to return to the negotiating table with an improved pay offer...
WHITEHALL
Government moves towards all-in deposit return scheme
By Dan Peters | 11 October 2021
The Government is moving towards backing an all-in deposit return scheme (DRS) for all plastic bo...
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.
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