HR

• Council to introduce alcohol and drug tests for staff

  A council in Northern Ireland could soon be introducing a new scheme to test employees for alcohol and drug use.

  

• Council called out on bullying and harassment

  Cheshire East Council has a bullying and harassment problem, the Local Government Association (LGA) has concluded.

  

• Council leaders demand end to pay cap

  Nearly 100 council leaders have written to the chancellor demanding extra funding for workers and an end to the public sector pay cap.

  

• Labour Party suspends Slough leader

  Slough BC’s leader has been suspended from the Labour Party, amid criticism over his choice of permanent chief executive.

  

• K&C chief steps down under pressure from Whitehall

  The chief executive of Kensington and Chelsea council has resigned amid fierce criticism over the borough's response to the Grenfell Tower fire disaster.

  

• Councils sign HR shared service deal

  Two councils have agreed to extend cooperation with a new HR deal that will save both hundreds of thousands of pounds annually.