Northern Ireland’s largest public sector union has become the latest to approve industrial action, which could go as far as strikes, following “the worst pay offer that any public sector worker has...
Scotland’s largest teaching union has rejected a pay offer it labelled insufficient, and signalled that planned strikes will continue until a better offer is tabled.
Government proposals to move the date for annual Local Government Pension Scheme valuations mere weeks before the valuations take place will create further administrative burdens for funds, experts...
The three major unions representing council workers in England have requested an above inflation pay offer for 2023-24, to start reversing “years of pay erosion”.
Public sector workers need pay rises similar to their private sector counterparts if services are to maintain motivated, experienced staff, the Treasury has said – but without promising new money for...
Nurses will strike in hospitals across most of the UK on 15 and 20 December after the government turned down more talks, but health secretary Steve Barclay has defended the current pay offer.
Government delays to fixing legal problems with its fraught public service pension reforms mean many scheme members have made life-changing decisions while in the dark about their consequences.
The absence of any mention of public sector pay deals in Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement leave disputes in the same position as before, with many public services facing crises and strike action,...
Low investor confidence in the UK and the need to direct domestic money to development projects mean the UK Infrastructure Bank wants to work “much harder” to bring sources of public finance together...
Council workers in most of the UK will receive a £1,925 increase to their salaries this year, after the majority of unions voted to accept a pay offer following months of negotiations.
A government-imposed savings target could lead to “unacceptable” cuts to pension benefits at Transport for London, which faces the threat of further industrial action if such cuts were to happen.
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities has reached an agreement with local government unions, avoiding the resumption of strike action but facing criticism for “unnecessary” delays.