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After the first round of talks on the local government pay dispute since last week

Responding to the local government employers proposal that a minimum of £5 an hour could be part of a solution to the pay dispute, UNISON National Secretary for Local Government Heather Wakefield said

The three unions representing local government workers

UNISON, the UK

All council workers would receive a 3% increase with a new minimum rate of £5 an hour from 1 April 2002. This would […]

UNISON, the UK

Local government workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive a 7.7% pay rise over two years

UNISON, the UK

UNISON, the UK

They would be big losers out of any move to local bargaining, as recommended by the employers. Heather Wakefield said: "We fear that the employers wish to […]

London

Local government employers are reluctant to accept responsibility or take the lead in shaping good employment policies, and instead are arguing for a levelling down to the worst practices in the private sector, UNISON, the UK

UNISON, the UK’s largest trade union, today called for education and training of councillors and local government officers after a survey found 40% did not know what the Best Value Code of Practice on Workforce Matters required councils to do

Local employers, with the assistance of the NJC, to review the pay and conditions of part-time workers. The Commission found there is a 42% pay gap between part-time women and full time men. The […]

UNISON, the UK