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.
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.
NHS trade unions say they have halted moves towards regional pay deals in the health service after agreeing changes to national employment terms yesterday.
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.
A third local government pension scheme has joined the Treasury-backed Pension Infrastructure Platform, set up to boost investment in major capital projects.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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...
