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7 Mar 13
A leaked Scottish Government memo has warned of potential public spending cuts in an independent Scotland due to the high volatility in tax revenues from the oil industry.
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7 Mar 13
Ministers have confirmed that council pension funds will be able to double the amount they can invest in infrastructure projects from next month.
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5 Mar 13
The way senior managers’ pay rises were decided at Caerphilly County Borough Council last year was unlawful, auditors have ruled in a public interest report.
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1 Mar 13
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has urged councils to cut back on the support they give to their employees to undertake trade union work.
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27 Feb 13
Unison has urged its local government members to reject both pay offers made by Local Government Employers.
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27 Feb 13
NHS trade unions say they have halted moves towards regional pay deals in the health service after agreeing changes to national employment terms yesterday.
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21 Feb 13
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles threatened to force councils to reform pay deals for senior staff as he published updated guidance on town hall transparency.
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18 Feb 13
A third local government pension scheme has joined the Treasury-backed Pension Infrastructure Platform, set up to boost investment in major capital projects.
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5 Feb 13
Reforms to the contracts for NHS consultants have brought many of the expected benefits, but hospitals can still improve how they manage senior doctors to improve value for money, the National Audit...
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4 Feb 13
Government reforms to the state pension could increase the cost of public sector pensions to the taxpayer, a think-tank warned today.
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28 Jan 13
More people are opting out of paying into the Local Government Pension Scheme, according to a survey by the National Association of Pension Funds.
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21 Jan 13
The current round of financial ‘City Deals’ between the government and major cities should be boosted to tackle low pay, a joint report by two think-tanks said today.
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16 Jan 13
Unison has urged every councillor in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to end the three-year long government pay freeze that has caused ‘real pain’ to workers.
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16 Jan 13
Police officers’ starting salaries are to be cut by £4,000 under pay changes confirmed by the home secretary yesterday
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15 Jan 13
Education Secretary Michael Gove has angered unions by confirming that he will press ahead with performance-related pay for teachers.
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14 Jan 13
State pension arrangements are being overhauled to give pensioners a predictable, single payment of £144 a week from April 2017.
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14 Jan 13
Plans to introduce a single ‘flat rate’ state pension from April 2017 could leave thousands of public sector workers out of pocket, unions have warned.
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10 Jan 13
The chair of the Commons communities and local government committee has hit back at Tory accusations that its call for a review of councillors’ allowances is a ‘cynical and sleazy’ attempt to boost...
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7 Jan 13
Secondary school heads have cautiously backed plans to extend performance-related pay to all teachers, but warned they might not be practical when school budgets are reducing.
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20 Dec 12
The BBC Trust’s £450,000 payout to former BBC director-general George Entwistle displays a ‘cavalier’ attitude to public money, MPs have said.
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19 Dec 12
Ministers are to consult on closing councillors’ access to the Local Government Pension Scheme from April 2014, it emerged today.
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18 Dec 12
Senior NHS managers enjoyed an average pay rise of 2% in the year to September 2012, outweighing that received by doctors, nurses and ambulance staff, according to figures published today.
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12 Dec 12
Public sector employment has fallen for the twelfth consecutive quarter and is now 5.745 million, the Office for National Statistics revealed today.
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11 Dec 12
The outlook for public sector jobs has deteriorated significantly, a major survey of employers has revealed.
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5 Dec 12
The government has ditched plans for local pay in the civil service, NHS and Prison Service, but will consult on giving schools more power to set salaries in line with performance, Chancellor George...