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PAY
Union announces strike ballot over pay
By Martin Ford | 16 April 2025
Scottish council workers are to be balloted over strike action in response to what a union has de...
PAY
Return on investment is the real issue
By Julie Towers | 08 April 2025
If chief executives’ impact in local government is measured using clear metrics then perhaps the ...
WORKFORCE
Angry reaction to Starmer stance on Brum bin strike
By Martin Ford | 07 April 2025
A war of words has broken out between the Government and union bosses over the bin strike in Birm...
PAY
Leaders call for tough pay negotiating stance
By Dan Peters | 05 March 2025
Council leaders have warned a tough stance is needed during pay negotiations as local government ...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Why councils are crucial to a national care service
By Gavin Edwards | 28 February 2025
Gavin Edwards outlines the elements that should form the basis of any national care system, inclu...
UNIONS
Unions demand £3,000 pay rise
By Dan Peters | 31 January 2025
Trade unions have jointly submitted a pay claim for all council employees to receive a wage rise ...
SCOTLAND
'Record' funding settlement for Scottish councils
By Dan Peters | 13 December 2024
Scottish councils are expected to share a ‘record’ funding settlement of more than £15bn, provisi...
WORKFORCE
Public services jobs market in North 'disrupted'
By Ann McGauran | 05 December 2024
The higher salaries on offer when government organisations relocate to areas in the North are dis...
SOCIAL CARE
Call to fully fund National Living Wage rise to keep care 'afloat'
By Dan Peters | 06 November 2024
Adult social care directors have called on the Government to fully fund the increases in National...
POLITICS
Budget: Minimum wage and National Insurance rises to hit councils
By Dan Peters | 30 October 2024
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed rises to the minimum wage and employers’ National Insuranc...
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