NHS

Many councils across the country are finding “creative solutions” to keep their wages bill down without actually shedding jobs but ultimately redundancies will be inevitable, according to a joint report by the Audit Commission and the Local Government Association (LGA).

EMSc (UK), manufacturer of energy saving, voltage optimisation product Powerstar, is holding a free Continuing Professional/Personal Development (CPD) course aimed specifically at local authorities and the NHS in December.

Construction union Ucatt have announced the most extensive industrial action ballot in its history in defence of public sector members’ pensions.

A combination of increasing demand, shrinking resources and the pay freeze, are putting NHS staff under severe pressure, with the impact of the proposed pension changes and the massive programme of NHS reforms in the Health and Social Care Bill adding even more to the stress felt by staff, the GMB and other health unions have warned.