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16 May 22
Government plans to cut 90,000 jobs from the civil service mark a return to the austerity that hurt economic growth and damaged public services in the 2010s, a trade union leader has warned.
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1 Mar 22
Local government members of Unite are set to strike next month over an ‘unacceptable’ 1.75% pay rise, whilst other trade unions have accepted the offer.
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23 Aug 21
The Scottish government has been urged by unions to use national reserves to help fund an improved pay offer for local government workers.
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28 Jul 21
Trade unions are likely to recommend their members reject the final pay offer for local government workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which one official has labelled as “scandalous”.
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23 Jul 21
The government has suggested that the 3% pay rise announced earlier this week for NHS workers will come out of existing budgets.
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22 Jul 21
Public sector unions will consult members on potential industrial action over a 3% pay rise from NHS workers, which has been branded “inadequate and underwhelming”.
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25 Aug 20
Trade unions have agreed to a 2.75% pay increase for council workers this year, despite Unite workers voting against the proposals.
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23 Jan 20
Local government employers have been accused by trade unions of delaying pay talks.
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5 Dec 19
Local trade union branches must be strategically aware of their authority or agency’s policy in respect of outsourcing, writes outsourcing commentator John Tizard.
16 May 22Government plans to cut 90,000 jobs from the civil service mark a return to the austerity that hurt economic growth and damaged public services in the 2010s, a trade union leader has warned.
1 Mar 22Local government members of Unite are set to strike next month over an ‘unacceptable’ 1.75% pay rise, whilst other trade unions have accepted the offer.
23 Aug 21The Scottish government has been urged by unions to use national reserves to help fund an improved pay offer for local government workers.
23 Jul 21The government has suggested that the 3% pay rise announced earlier this week for NHS workers will come out of existing budgets.
22 Jul 21Public sector unions will consult members on potential industrial action over a 3% pay rise from NHS workers, which has been branded “inadequate and underwhelming”.
23 Jan 20Local government employers have been accused by trade unions of delaying pay talks.
5 Dec 19Local trade union branches must be strategically aware of their authority or agency’s policy in respect of outsourcing, writes outsourcing commentator John Tizard.
