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PAY
£2.8bn wages hike looms amid unions pay demands
By EXCLUSIVE by Martin Ford | 29 January 2026
Local government’s wage bill would have to surge by £2.8bn to meet the demands laid down in union...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
LGA's in need of a welcome revamp
By Heather Jameson | 15 January 2026
Now that the details of plans to reorganise the LGA are out, Heather Jameson says the organisatio...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: LGA plan hits mid ranks
By Heather Jameson | 15 January 2026
The latest plans to slash the pay for Local Government Association (LGA) staff are unlikely to hi...
PAY
Pay body could have 'unintended consequences'
By Martin Ford | 13 January 2026
The Government has been warned of ‘unintended consequences’ stemming from its proposed adult soci...
UNIONS
Union warns of more equal pay claims as payouts rise above £1bn
By Paul Marinko | 02 January 2026
The GMB has revealed it plans to launch 10,000 new equal pay claims across five more councils alo...
STEVE REED
Reed says councils should not be offering 'full-time pay for part-time work'
By Dan Peters | 22 December 2025
Local authorities should not be offering full-time pay for part-time work, communities secretary ...
PAY
Pay hike plans cause rift at Reform-led council
By Martin Ford | 16 December 2025
Proposals to make golden handcuffs payments to staff have caused a rift among the Reform UK admin...
PAY
Unions submit joint pay claim
By Paul Marinko | 01 December 2025
Unions have submitted a call for a pay rise of at least £3,000 from local government employers fo...
PAY
Budget: Councils to be impacted by minimum wage and threshold freeze
By Paul Marinko | 26 November 2025
Councils, along with other employers, will be impacted by the chancellor’s decision to increase t...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Stalled salaries risk weakening councils' top talent pool
By Paul Marinko | 20 November 2025
The news that council chief executives' salaries are failing to keep pace with inflation will onl...
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