Council staff

• Payday loans or credit unions?

  With councils being urged to provide payday loans to their staff through payroll systems, Mark Whitehead considers if this is a better option than using existing schemes like credit unions.

  

• Public sector workers doing '40 million hours of unpaid overtime'

  Support staff in the public sector are doing more than 40 million hours of unpaid overtime a year, according to local government union Unison.

  

• Council staff urged to reject 3% pay increase in Scotland

  Unison is calling on its local government members to reject the new offer of a 3% pay rise.

  

• Council offers ‘additional’ paid leave after premature births

  South Ayrshire Council employees with children who receive hospital care following a premature birth are being given additional paid maternity and paternity leave.

  

• Staff churn in local government - an unsustainable reality

  Garry Nelson explains how councils can improve effective talent acquisition, retention and development programmes.

  

• Council staff drop multi-million legal claims against Birmingham City Council

  A multi-million pound raft of legal claims over sex discrimination have been dropped by Birmingham City Council workers without explanation.

  

• A cry for help?

  With a survey suggesting half of council workers are considering quitting their jobs, Mark Whitehead considers how important it is for managers to ease the fears of the local government workforce.

  

• Half of council staff considering quitting their job, survey finds

  Half of council workers are thinking of leaving their job for less stressful work elsewhere, according to a new survey by trade union Unison.

  

• Gender pay gap: what next for councils?

  Mark Whitehead finds out why two London councils have signed up to a new scheme to help women climb the career ladder.

  

• A clash of cultures?

  Mark Whitehead considers if the local government workplace has suffered due to councils adopting a more market-friendly approach.