Pay

By Kim Howell | 26 January 2018

As the unions look set to oppose employers' pay offer, Kim Howell assesses how changes to the Tra...

WHITEHALL

Council backs union pay claim but national employers stand firm

By Dan Peters | 26 January 2018

Stoke-on-Trent City Council has backed the unions’ 5% pay claim as national employers continue to...

Unison rejects pay offer in surprise vote

By Dan Peters | 23 January 2018

Unison has become the second local government union to reject the 2% pay offer proposed by employ...

FINANCE

Scottish government under pressure over council pay

By Mark Conrad | 22 January 2018

Scotland’s Government is under pressure to reverse planned council budget cuts after MSPs warned ...

PAY

Union recommends pay offer rejection

By Sam Clayden | 15 January 2018

Trade union Unite has urged local government to enter ‘meaningful’ pay negotiations after recomme...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Council leaders demand end to pay cap

By Sam Clayden | 07 December 2017

Nearly 100 council leaders have written to the chancellor demanding extra funding for workers and...

PAY

A 2% pay rise will help retain hard-pressed staff

By Heather Jameson | 05 December 2017

Councils want to pay staff more, but they can only afford 2%, writes Heather Jameson.

PAY

Local government submits pay offer

By Mark Conrad | 05 December 2017

Local government employers have offered town hall staff a 2% pay rise for each of the next two ye...

FINANCE

Deal to end Brum bin strike

By Mark Conrad | 27 November 2017

Birmingham City Council’s long-running dispute with union Unite appears to be over after the side...

WHITEHALL

Budget 2017: Devolution and housing key planks in speech

By Heather Jameson | 22 November 2017

Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Budget has seen the chancellor unveil a raft of new devolution deal...

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