MSP e-briefing: Local Government Budget – Feb 2016 Cuts to Local Government are Unsustainable Public expenditure in Scotland faces year-on-year
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Briefing 073 Policy: Trade Union Bill Update – Jan 2016
Briefing 073 Policy: Trade Union Bill Update – Jan 2016 KEY POINTS: The Bill is with the House of
Read moreNo Compulsory Redundancies – local government briefing Jan 2016
NoCompulsoryRedundancies_Jan2016 No Compulsory Redundancies in Scottish councils A UNISON Scotland briefing No Compulsory Redundancy Agreements No Compulsory Redundancy Agreements are
Read moreMSP e-briefing: Procurement changes fail to tackle tax dodging and backlisting – Jan 2016
MSP e-briefing: Procurement changes fail to tackle tax dodging and backlisting – Jan 2016 This briefing is on the Procurement
Read moreBriefing 072 Bargaining: Buurtzorg Care Model – Jan 2016
Briefing 072 Bargaining: Buurtzorg Care Model – Jan 2016 Applying the Buurtzorg care model in Scotland Introduction Buurtzorg is a
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MSP e-brief Private Housing (Tenancies) Bill Stage 1 debate
UNISON Scotland believes that housing has been left to the market for too long. The market has failed to deliver.
Read moree-briefing: Council Tax Freeze Explained – Jan 2016
e-briefing: Council Tax Freeze Explained -Jan 2016 The announcement by Moray Council that they are to consider increasing the Council Tax
Read moreBriefing 71 – Why we need local government to deliver good health – Jan 2016
KEY POINTS: Protecting spending on health services isn’t just about protecting the NHS: local government also provides direct health services.
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Health Visitor Survey
As part of the Children and Young People Act (Scotland) 2014, Health Visitors have been designated to be the Named
Read moree-briefing Relaxing borrowing rules for councils
The new draft Local Authority (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Scotland) Regulations 2016 cover changes to the statutory arrangements for local
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