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4 Jun 21
A new consultation on guidance for special severance payments to local government workers will be published soon by the government, an expert told PF.
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24 May 21
Trade unions have rejected a proposed 1.5% pay rise for local government employees, labelling it “insulting”.
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17 Oct 19
Pension tax relief will cost the government nearly £40bn in 2019-20 - up more than £2bn on last year, HMRC figures have shown.
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17 Sep 19
Handing Local Government Pension Scheme investments to ‘passive fund’ managers would spark pushback from the scheme’s stakeholders, CIPFA’s pensions advisor has told PF.
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9 Aug 19
Self-regulation will not stop the pension industry “ripping off” customers with hidden charges and the government must step in, say MPs.
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26 Jul 19
Civil servants in Northern Ireland are striking over a below-inflation pay rise.
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12 Apr 19
Local authority pothole cash, the army and apprenticeship figures and areas that have seen the biggest wage rises - all in the Numbers Game from the April 2019 edition of Public...
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9 Apr 19
Council leaders have defended council executive pay after a campaign group’s research found the average local authority in the UK had six employees on salaries above £100,000 in 2017-18.
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19 Mar 19
Retired civil servants will have their pensions cut by up to £700 per year after mistaken payments were made over several years.
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6 Mar 19
Local government workers in Scotland will see their pay rise by 9.5% over three years after a new deal was struck with employers.
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16 Jan 19
Excessive staff turnover in the civil service is costing the taxpayer up to £74m a year in recruitment, training and lost productivity, according to a think-tank.
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10 Jan 19
Local government workers whose jobs have been outsourced will remain in the Local Government Pension Scheme, under proposals announced today.
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12 Nov 18
The government’s announcement of mandatory pooling of local government pension schemes certainly made waves, but, three years on, how are the new mega pools shaping up? Karen Day reports.
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15 Oct 18
A police chief has blamed real terms funding cuts from central government for having to make “unprecedented” cuts in his force’s officer and staff numbers.
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12 Oct 18
Finance staff at Newham council in London have voted to take four days of strike action in a dispute over job evaluation and pay.
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28 Sep 18
The Northern Ireland secretary is pushing on with plans to cut assembly members’ salaries by more than a quarter from next month.
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28 Sep 18
The Local Government Pension Scheme is in a “strong financial position”, the government’s first statutory review of it has revealed.
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14 Sep 18
The Welsh government will receive £23.5m to fund teachers’ pay rises, the UK government has said.
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12 Sep 18
Cressida Dick, head of the London Metropolitan police, said she was “extremely disappointed” by the government’s failure to fund a 3% pay rise that the Met and independent reviewers had...
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6 Sep 18
Northern Ireland Assembly members’ pay will be cut until the country’s executive is restored, the secretary of state for Northern Ireland has announced today.
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22 Aug 18
Unions are to resume talks with the government after their members turned down a pay increase worth 11% for some Ministry of Justice staff.
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14 Aug 18
The union Unite has condemned a cash-strapped council for proposing staff take two days compulsory unpaid leave.
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9 Aug 18
Civil service unions have embarked on a legal challenge against the government over a failure to consult on their members’ annual pay rise, it has been announced.
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9 Aug 18
A quarter of High Speed2 staff are paid more than £100,000 in salary and perks, it has been revealed.
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2 Jul 18
NHS pay systems are outdated, inflexible and “frequently unfair” and should be reformed to motivate staff to perform better, the Centre for Policy Studies has argued.
4 Jun 21A new consultation on guidance for special severance payments to local government workers will be published soon by the government, an expert told PF.
17 Oct 19Pension tax relief will cost the government nearly £40bn in 2019-20 - up more than £2bn on last year, HMRC figures have shown.
17 Sep 19Handing Local Government Pension Scheme investments to ‘passive fund’ managers would spark pushback from the scheme’s stakeholders, CIPFA’s pensions advisor has told PF.
9 Aug 19Self-regulation will not stop the pension industry “ripping off” customers with hidden charges and the government must step in, say MPs.
26 Jul 19Civil servants in Northern Ireland are striking over a below-inflation pay rise.
12 Apr 19Local authority pothole cash, the army and apprenticeship figures and areas that have seen the biggest wage rises - all in the Numbers Game from the April 2019 edition of Public...
9 Apr 19Council leaders have defended council executive pay after a campaign group’s research found the average local authority in the UK had six employees on salaries above £100,000 in 2017-18.
19 Mar 19Retired civil servants will have their pensions cut by up to £700 per year after mistaken payments were made over several years.
16 Jan 19Excessive staff turnover in the civil service is costing the taxpayer up to £74m a year in recruitment, training and lost productivity, according to a think-tank.
10 Jan 19Local government workers whose jobs have been outsourced will remain in the Local Government Pension Scheme, under proposals announced today.
12 Nov 18The government’s announcement of mandatory pooling of local government pension schemes certainly made waves, but, three years on, how are the new mega pools shaping up? Karen Day reports.
15 Oct 18A police chief has blamed real terms funding cuts from central government for having to make “unprecedented” cuts in his force’s officer and staff numbers.
12 Oct 18Finance staff at Newham council in London have voted to take four days of strike action in a dispute over job evaluation and pay.
28 Sep 18The Northern Ireland secretary is pushing on with plans to cut assembly members’ salaries by more than a quarter from next month.
28 Sep 18The Local Government Pension Scheme is in a “strong financial position”, the government’s first statutory review of it has revealed.
14 Sep 18The Welsh government will receive £23.5m to fund teachers’ pay rises, the UK government has said.
12 Sep 18Cressida Dick, head of the London Metropolitan police, said she was “extremely disappointed” by the government’s failure to fund a 3% pay rise that the Met and independent reviewers had...
22 Aug 18Unions are to resume talks with the government after their members turned down a pay increase worth 11% for some Ministry of Justice staff.
9 Aug 18A quarter of High Speed2 staff are paid more than £100,000 in salary and perks, it has been revealed.
2 Jul 18NHS pay systems are outdated, inflexible and “frequently unfair” and should be reformed to motivate staff to perform better, the Centre for Policy Studies has argued.
