Unions

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...

BUSINESS

Glasgow to decide over arms-length companies closure

By Mike Yuille | 17 April 2018

Glasgow City Council will next week decide whether to shut two of its nine ALEO (Arm’s-Length Ext...

PAY

Chiefs reject 'disappointing' pay deal

By Dan Peters | 10 April 2018

The trade union for council chief executives has rejected the ‘very disappointing’ pay offer to t...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

New guide to improve member-officer relations

By Mark Conrad | 05 April 2018

Cheshire East Council has responded to concerns about member-officer relations by producing a new...

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