The country is to be asked to observe a minute’s silence next Tuesday (28 April) to remember all the health,
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Joint Trade Unions press for First Minister’s intervention on ‘inconsistent’ approach to Covid-19 across Scotland’s local authorities
Scotland’s leading trade unions in local government are calling on First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to take urgent action to address
Read moreCORONA VIRUS LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Guidance for employers about home working
The UK Government on 16 March 2020 urged everyone to now work at home where possible. This guidance for local
Read moreUNISON Week 282 – Local Government Finance, Cornerstone, Early Years and more….
UNISON Week 282 – Local Government Finance, Cornerstone & Early Years and more. Read full newsletter here.
Read moreCORONAVIRUS LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Update
LOCAL AUTHORITY MEMBERS: Local authorities have been issued with new guidance in relation to paid leave for employees who are
Read moreResponse: Planning Performance and Fees February 2020
UNISON has been raising concerns about problems in planning departments for some time. We published papers based on surveys of
Read moreUNISON Week 279 Draft Scottish Budget 2020-21 and Independent Inquiry into Tayside Mental Health Services and more
UNISON Week 279 10-16 February 2020 Draft Scottish Budget 2020-21, Briefing on Independent Inquiry: Tayside Mental Health Services, and more.
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Briefing 113 Draft Budget 2020-21
The Scottish Government draft budget for 2020/21 has been published. The spending total amounts to a real terms increase of
Read moree-brief Local Government Bench-marking
The Improvement Service has published the annual National Benchmarking Overview report. The report covers children’s services, adult social care, culture
Read moreFutures: Issue 27 Spring 2020
The latest edition of Futures contains updates on the Local Governance Review the problems with new ICT at Disclosure Scotland
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