Take-home pay in the public sector has fallen in real terms over the last year, an analysis published today has found, despite official figures showing that wages across the economy are catching up...
The Treasury must do more to boost confidence in the ability of the public sector to manage and report the use of off-payroll arrangements to pay staff, a House of Lords committee has said
There are currently ‘inexplicable’ differences in pay across the civil service that need to be examined as part of the government’s deficit reduction programme, a senior Treasury figure has said.
Council workers will today hold protests across the UK as trade unions step up their campaign for an improved pay offer from local government employers.
Chancellor George Osborne’s pension reforms will bring in a short-term boost for the public finances but have been criticised for a lack of consultation and long-term modelling of their impact.
Doctors’ leaders have urged Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to reconsider his decision to not offer an annual pay increase to those NHS staff in line for higher wages through job progression
Public sector pension contribution increases announced in last week’s Budget will hit services and hinder attempts to expand provision by private firms and charities, the government has been warned.
Trade unions are to consult council staff on industrial action after the Local Government Association offered most employees a below-inflation 1% pay increase from next month.
The chancellor's pensions revolution is a disastrous mistake. Millions of pensioners will suffer lower retirement incomes as a result of the Budget announcement, and it could have huge unforeseen...
Chancellor George Osborne used his Budget to unveil a host of ‘radical’ tax reforms to help pensioners and savers who have to been hit by low interest rates
Public sector employers will need to increase the amount they pay into occupational pension schemes, as current levels are insufficient to meet the future costs, the Treasury has announced.
The Treasury has levied more than £500,000 in fines against two Whitehall departments following breaches of government rules on the use of off-payroll contractors
Labour’s job guarantee for young people will be fully funded for the duration of the next Parliament through a levy on bankers’ bonuses and a cut in pension tax relief, the party said today
The cost of local government pension administration could be cut in half through greater use of shared services and fund mergers, a government-backed pension firm has said.
A strike ballot of council workers over the decision by the Local Government Association to delay an annual pay offer until May now looks ‘inevitable’, trade unions warned today.
Public sector pensions are uncertain, unfunded and unsustainable and should be replaced with an individual contributory pension on a defined contribution basis, according to proposals from a Scottish...
The National Minimum Wage is no longer able to tackle low pay in the UK and must be reformed, with education, social work and residential care among the sectors where pay could be higher, an...
Academy schools face a £200m funding black hole as a result of changes to National Insurance contributions that form part of the government’s introduction of a single-tier state pension, an...
The Local Government Association has hit back at ‘unfounded’ trade union claims that it views the National Minimum Wage as the benchmark for council pay. Its comments came as the sides move into...
Free or more affordable childcare would boost the number of mothers in the workforce and help reduce the gender pay gap, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research
The Local Government Association has today said it will delay its pay offer to council workers until a decision has been reached on the future level of the minimum wage.
The number of people employed in some public services will fall by as much as 40% as a result of the government’s deficit reduction plan, an Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis has revealed.
The National Union of Teachers has announced it will hold a national strike in England and Wales on March 26, in an escalation of its dispute with Education Secretary Michael Gove.