Slow progress in compensating employees for discriminatory pay has prompted GMB members at Birmingham City Council to “overwhelmingly” vote for industrial action.
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.
An unaddressed “structural” budget deficit and a lack of usable reserves mean Birmingham City Council must make £200m of cuts in the next two years, casting doubt over its ability to set a lawful...
An agreement with unions over a job evaluation scheme represents a “significant milestone” on the way to removing potentially discriminatory pay elements at Birmingham City Council, its leader has...
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...
Slow progress fixing an equal pay dispute could leave Birmingham City Council liable for additional costs and has forced the finance director to publish another Section 114 notice.
Longstanding governance issues and a recent Section 114 notice have prompted levelling up secretary Michael Gove to propose appointing commissioners at Birmingham City Council.
Concerns over the speed of fixing a faltering IT system and potentially discriminatory pay structure have prompted external auditors for Birmingham City Council to issue statutory recommendations.
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.
All non-essential spending has stopped at Birmingham City Council as officials reckon with an expected £860m hit from historic equal pay issues and a faltering IT system implementation.
A further £760m hit to Birmingham City Council’s finances from a 2012 court ruling means the authority needs to “take all necessary steps” to cut spending and avoid issuing a Section 114 notice.
