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PAY
Surrey poised for pay strike
By Paul Marinko | 11 April 2023
Unison is poised to ballot for strike action at Surrey CC after members rejected this year’s pay ...
BUSINESS
Dundee workers to strike over outsourcing plan
By Dan Peters | 21 March 2023
More than 300 Dundee City Council workers have voted to strike as they fight plans to outsource s...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: Employers criticise union timetable after offer rejection
By Dan Peters | 13 March 2023
Local government employers have criticised Unison’s timetable for consulting its members on indus...
FINANCE
Pay 'putting off potential new finance recruits'
By Mark Conrad | 13 March 2023
Lower levels of pay in the public sector are discouraging finance professionals from entering loc...
PAY
Unions reject local government pay offer
By William Eichler | 07 March 2023
The three main local government trade unions - Unison, Unite and the GMB - have decided to recomm...
HEALTH
Hancock comes under fresh fire
By Dan Peters | 02 March 2023
General secretary of trade union Unison Christina McAnea has accused former health and care secre...
PAY
Pay spine review 'inevitable,' employers admit
By Dan Peters | 21 February 2023
A redesign of local government’s pay spine is ‘inevitable,’ employers have admitted privately.
PAY
Equality matters
By Tracey Lee | 15 February 2023
There is no financial reason why employers should treat senior officers less generously on pay th...
WHITEHALL
Chiefs match main unions' pay claim
By Mark Conrad | 31 January 2023
Senior council officers this week joined frontline trade unions in submitting an above-inflation ...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Unions poised to submit inflation-busting pay claim
By Mark Conrad | 23 January 2023
Local government trade unions are considering an inflation-busting pay demand for 2023-24, The MJ...
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