Slow progress in compensating employees for discriminatory pay has prompted GMB members at Birmingham City Council to “overwhelmingly” vote for industrial action.
The three major unions representing council workers in England have requested a pay increase of at least 10% in 2024-25 amid “growing anger” over low wages.
Struggling Birmingham City Council could make up to 600 staff redundant months after the authority issued a Section 114 notice amid a £760m equal pay claim.
Concerns over the lack of career progression for nurses have prompted the government to explore alternatives, including a new national contract and pay scale separate from other NHS staff.
Higher investment returns across the Local Government Pension Scheme should not lead to reductions in employer contributions, despite sector-wide financial constraints, the Scheme Advisory Board has...
A rising state pension age and lack of action to support the growing number of people experiencing long-term sickness could push more into poverty, the Health Foundation has warned.
Proposals directing Local Government Pension Schemes to transfer assets into pools within two years are unrealistic and could “act against a fund’s own better judgement”, the LGPS Scheme Advisory...
The pay system “actively discriminates” against female workers at Sheffield City Council, a union has claimed, with organisers saying some women receive thousands of pounds per year less than male...
Hidden liabilities totalling billions of pounds could be awaiting local authorities who have not fixed discriminatory pay policies, a lawyer at the centre of Birmingham City Council’s case has said.
Staff are being invited to voluntarily resign at Birmingham City Council as the authority struggles to cut costs to help it fund a £760m pay discrimination bill.
Proposals mandating Local Government Pension Schemes to transfer their assets to pension pools in less than two years will be a challenge for officers, an expert has said.
A £700m fund for investment in emerging markets is hoped to help a Local Government Pension Scheme pool meet its net zero target and deliver sustainable returns.
Final proposals to fix discriminatory civil service pension reforms giving members the choice over benefits represent the “fairest solution”, the Cabinet Office has said.