Trade unions

• Unison appeals against reversal of £400m sleep-in shift ruling

  Unison has lodged an official appeal against the ruling that social care providers will no longer be required to pay £400m in backpay to carers doing sleep-in shifts.

  

• Council facing £5m equal pay bill

  Fife Council has been warned it could face a £5m bill from a new round of equal pay claims.

  

• 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.

  

• Councils must do more to protect workers’ rights globally, union says

  A public sector union has criticised local authorities for ‘not doing enough’ to protect workers’ rights globally.

  

• Union members to strike at Scottish council over 'savage cuts'

  A third union has voted to take industrial action at East Dunbartonshire Council over proposed changes to terms and conditions including cuts in holiday entitlement.

  

• A clash of cultures?

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

  

• Unions submit pay rise claim for youth and community workers

  Unions have submitted a pay claim for youth and community workers they say would narrow a growing gap between falling wages and rising costs caused by austerity.

  

• Council to take pay dispute to Supreme Court

  Nottingham City Council is to take a dispute with its staff over incremental pay rises to the Supreme Court.

  

• Scottish council staff urged to reject ‘unacceptable’ pay offer

  A Scottish trade union has urged its members to reject the offer of a pay increase up to 3%.