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Town hall rich list finds 11% fall in top council earnersThe number of UK council staff earning more than £100,000 fell by 11% in 2011/12, according to the Taxpayers' Alliance. 10 May 2013
Female managers face brunt of public sector cutsWomen who are senior managers in the UK public sector are likely to be disproportionately affected by the government's spending cuts, Ernst & Young has said. 09 May 2013
Jobseekers prefer public sectorThe public sector is a vastly more popular option for jobseekers than the private sector, despite the government's cuts, according to a poll published today. 01 May 2013
Council pension funds could be merged, says DCLG officialGovernment ministers want council pension funds to work closer together and 'do not rule out' implementing mergers of existing funds, the man leading pension reforms at the Department for Communities and Local Government has said. 26 April 2013

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What about the workers?Local government employees have been hit by a double whammy. Already underpaid and undervalued compared with other sectors, they are now bearing the brunt of public service cuts, argues Heather Wakefield 01 May 2013
No direction home?Halfway through its term in office, the coalition is still looking for a route map to recovery. The chancellor's Autumn Statement must offer some way out of here, argues Steve Freer 01 November 2012
PF interview: Sister FrancesThe first female general secretary of the TUC will have her work cut out dealing with public sector disputes and the union brothers. But don't expect Frances O'Grady to start tub-thumping any time soon, says Mike Thatcher 01 November 2012

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Queen's Speech: a missed opportunity
Patrick Nolan
Infrastructure: a simple solution
Duncan Weldon
Squeezed Middle: a wake-up call
Sophia Parker
Council pay: an offer they can refuse
Heather Wakefield
Never had it so squeezed
Matthew Whittaker

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