Unions

By Dan Peters | 28 August 2018

The largest trade union representing members of the Scottish Local Government Pension Scheme (SLG...

FINANCE

Appeal bid launched over sleep-in shifts legal dispute

By Martin Ford | 08 August 2018

The legal battle over pay for carers working sleep-in shifts is to rumble on after an appeal was ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

LEP board to appoint trade union member in national first

By Martin Ford | 07 August 2018

A Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) in Sheffield is to be the first in the country to appoint a ...

BUSINESS

Man jailed for five years over council fraud

By Mark Conrad | 06 August 2018

Barnet LBC is under renewed pressure to withdraw services from Capita after a joint venture contr...

WHITEHALL

Five councils to trial social workers scheme

By Dan Peters | 12 July 2018

The new national assessment and accreditation system (NAAS) for child and family social workers i...

FINANCE

Union call for investment management change

By Dan Peters | 29 June 2018

Trade union Unison has called for council pension funds to bring their investment management in-h...

PAY

GMB rejects Scottish councils' pay offer

By Dan Peters | 20 June 2018

Members of the GMB Scotland trade union have rejected the Scottish local government pay offer, po...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Half of council staff considering quitting their job, survey finds

By Laura Sharman | 18 June 2018

Half of council employees are thinking of leaving their job for less stressful work, according to...

Council staff vote for industrial action

By Mark Conrad | 12 June 2018

Staff at East Dunbartonshire Council have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action over planned...

FINANCE

Brum takes £63m from reserves to help overspend

By Mike Yuille | 17 May 2018

Birmingham City Council has spent a whopping £63m of its reserves to ‘structurally deliver’ its 2...

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