Agreement has been reached on the 2023 pay award for JNC local authority Craft & Associated Employees (‘Red Book’). The agreement covers the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. The details are set out in the following Craft Pay Award 2023 circular. All pay...
Agreement has been reached on the 2023 pay awards for local government services (‘Green Book’) employees and local authority Chief Executives. Both agreements cover the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. The details are set out in the below circulars. A separate...
From Jamie Sadler at the LGA: Following a series of discussions between the LGA and DfE on this issue over the spring and summer, Government has agreed to make changes to the Apprenticeship Funding Rules that will allow councils to use some of their own levy funds to...
The DfE has confirmed the final Sept 2023 STPCD went live on Friday 13 October, and is now live on GOV.UK. As in previous years, although it has legal effect now, it is subject to the standard 21-day praying period in Parliament, which will conclude on 3 November....
South East Employers (SEE) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Ruth Adams, as Chief Executive Officer. Ruth joined the Regional Employer Organisation on 1 September 2023. Ruth was appointed by the Executive Member Representative Chair and Vice Chair to...
Unite has today announced that strike notices are being sent to 20 Councils in England and Wales, notifying of strike action to be taken from 30 August and throughout September. This represents those Councils where the Trade Union reached the 50% turnout threshold,...
