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UK in surplus thanks to Royal Mail pension fundsThe public sector was in surplus by £16.5bn in April, as a result of the one-off transfer of funds from the Royal Mail pension scheme to the Treasury, it was revealed today. 22 May 2012
Teachers' local pay decision set for autumnTeachers will have to wait months longer than other public sector workers before finding out if they are to move to localised pay, it has been revealed. 17 May 2012
Unions call for pension talks as public sector strikesTrade unions are urging the government to reopen negotiations on public sector pension changes as hundreds of thousands of workers strike today over the issue. 10 May 2012
Wales slams 'flawed case' for regional public sector payThe case for varying public sector pay on a regional basis is 'deeply flawed' and would be 'economically damaging', according to Welsh Finance Minister Jane Hutt. 09 May 2012
Pensions, care and audit Bills in Queen's SpeechPublic sector pension changes will continue, despite trade union opposition, after legislation was promised in today's Queen's Speech. 09 May 2012
Scots unions challenge pay freezeLocal government unions in Scotland have challenged the two-year public sector pay freeze by tabling a pay claim for this year. 08 May 2012
Unison rejects pension reform in low-turnout, knife-edge voteUnison's health service members have narrowly rejected proposed changes to NHS pensions, but the low turnout in the ballot means no industrial action will result. 01 May 2012
Ministers spin off civil service pension scheme as mutualThe government has relaunched the civil service pension scheme as a mutual joint venture, partly owned by staff and government and partly by a private firm. 30 April 2012
Top council pay continues to rise, says Taxpayers' AllianceMore than 3,000 UK council staff earned above £100,000 in 2010/11, according to research from the Taxpayers' Alliance published today. 25 April 2012
Number of jobless falls by 35,000Unemployment fell by 35,000 over the three months to February, according to Office for National Statistics figures published today. 18 April 2012
LGPS is viable, LGA tells Taxpayers' AllianceThe Local Government Association and unions have denied claims that council pension funds are a financial 'time bomb'. 13 April 2012
Unison slams councils as third pay freeze kicks inUnison has criticised councils for freezing pay across the sector as the new financial year begins. 02 April 2012
Councils urged to adopt local payMinisters have been urged to expand their proposals for local public sector pay into local government. 30 March 2012
Chancellor confirms regional pay plan for public sectorChancellor George Osborne confirmed that the government will explore a shift to regional pay in the public sector. 21 March 2012
Trade unions lose appeal against inflation index changeThe Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed trade unions' legal challenge against the change in the inflation measure used to up-rate public sector pensions. 21 March 2012