Published: 7th November 2018
In the budget earlier this week, the revised rates for the National Living Wage were announced by the Chancellor. These are to apply from 1st April...
Published: 17th September 2018
A new workplace right to leave for bereaved parents has been given Royal approval. Employed parents who lose a child under the age of 18 will recei...
Published: 17th September 2018
The Whistleblowers charity, Public Concern at Work, has changed its name to Protect. The charity, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this ye...
Published: 24th August 2018
Following Lis Moore’s decision not to stand for re-election as General Secretary of the ALCC trade union, an election will take place this autumn...
Published: 2nd July 2018
Acas has produced new Guidance on Overtime. It covers: the different types of overtime working time limits on overtime pa...
Published: 15th June 2018
The ALCC Employment Support team are continuing to work hard to support its members in employment situations. This is no better illustrated ...
Published: 8th April 2018
Unison is today (6 April) holding a meeting to discuss the response from branches to consultation over the 2 year pay offer by employers. The ori...
Published: 13th March 2018
The vast majority of GMB members have voted to accept the 2% local government pay offer. In a postal vote of all members, 94% have voted to acc...
Published: 7th February 2018
The Government has today published a ‘Good Work plan’ in response to Matthew Taylor’s review, 'Good work: the Taylor review of modern wor...
Published: 29th January 2018
The Welsh Government has announced plans to extend the right to vote in council elections to 16 and 17 year olds. Alun Davies, the Welsh Cabin...
Published: 23rd January 2018
Unite, the UK’s largest union, is to hold a consultative ballot of its members in local government covered by the “green book” with a recomme...
Published: 15th January 2018
The Unite trade union (one of three unions representing the staff side of the National Joint Council) has recommended that local government workers...
Published: 20th December 2017
When presenting the Local Government finance settlement to the House of Commons yesterday, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Governm...
Published: 20th December 2017
Don’t miss out on the early bird pricing for your Regional Training Seminar being held at Whittlebury Hall, Towcester on 31st January 2018. Early...
Published: 19th December 2017
The Government has announced the salary thresholds for automatic enrolment for 2018/19. The most relevant for local councils are: the ...
Published: 19th December 2017
Move would allow employers to override right to holiday and rest breaks with potential ‘serious consequences’ Workers in the UK could lose ...
Published: 13th December 2017
SLCC is delighted to announce that EMMA, the online EPortal through which candidates can complete their portfolio for the Certificate in Local Coun...
Published: 7th December 2017
Council employees have been offered a ‘long overdue’ two-year pay increase, starting next year. Employees whose salaries start at £19,430 ...
Published: 4th December 2017
A petition calling on the Prime Minister to scrap the public sector pay cap has been signed by 150,000 people and will be debated in Parliament tod...
Published: 1st December 2017
The new National Minimum Wages/ National Living Wage rates, which will come into effect on 1st April 2018 have been announced as: • 25+ = £...
Published: 17th November 2017
It will be recalled that in June, the NJC Unions called for a 5% increase for 1.6 million Local Government workers and the negotiations were expect...
Published: 13th November 2017
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