Scotland

By Martin Ford | 09 August 2024

Councils have made an improved pay offer to staff in a bid to avert strike action across Scotland.

SOCIAL CARE

Scottish health and social care under 'unsustainable' pressure

By Martin Ford | 26 July 2024

The system of health and social care in Scotland has been labelled ‘unsustainable’ by the Account...

PAY

Pay dispute to stretch into autumn

By Dan Peters | 25 July 2024

Council employers have urged union Unison to ‘think again’ after it decided to conduct a ballot f...

Postal vote pressures threaten 'overload'

By Martin Ford | 28 June 2024

A surge of demand for postal votes is threatening to leave people unable to take part in the Gene...

FINANCE

Council plea for landfill ban funding

By Martin Ford | 25 June 2024

The Scottish Government has been asked for funding to implement a looming ban on sending biodegra...

PAY

Unison: More than nine out of 10 council workers reject pay offer

By William Eichler | 17 June 2024

Thousands of council workers in Scotland have voted overwhelmingly to reject a pay offer from loc...

BUSINESS

Biffa buys Renewi business

By Dan Peters | 30 May 2024

Biffa has today entered into an agreement to acquire Renewi’s municipal business in the UK.

PAY

Chiefs offered 2.5% pay increase

By Dan Peters | 16 May 2024

Local government employers have proposed a 2.5% pay rise to council chief executives and senior o...

FINANCE

'Real action' call amid £585m budget shortfall

By Mark Conrad | 14 May 2024

Scotland’s councils today demanded a ‘real and meaningful solution’ to the sector’s underfunding ...

WHITEHALL

National Insurance devolution call

By Dan Peters | 10 May 2024

A ‘small share’ of around 5% of locally-generated National Insurance (NI) revenue should be devol...

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