U.K.
Local government unions have called for a 5% pay increase for workers this year with a minimum rise of £1,000 a year. They also want to ensure that a minimum hourly rate of £6.30 is applied across local government. The claim includes a range of other proposed changes to conditions including an extra day on holiday entitlement.
Read more at > UNISON (EN)
The three main trade union in local government in Scotland have submitted their pay claim for this year and are calling for a minimum wage of £7.20 an hour (€9.00). The unions argue that low paid workers have been hit hard by the public sector pay freeze and local government workers did not even receive the £250 (€312.50) that was paid to workers in other parts of the public sector. The unions are calling for a flat-rate payment of £1000 (€1250), £500 for this year and £500 for last year. [Read more at > UNISON Scotland (EN)->http://www.unison-scotland.org.uk/news/2012/mayjune/0805.htm]
The Kommunal municipal union has submitted its main collective bargaining demands to the SALAR and PACTA employer organisations. The union is looking for a 2.8% pay increase with a minimum guaranteed increase of SEK 700 (€81). It is also calling for a reduction in the use of temporary contracts in the local government sector where there are currently around 140000 fixed-term workers. Kommunal's other claims include an end to split shifts and higher additional payments for weekend and night work. [Read more at > Kommunal (SV)->http://www.kommunal.se/Kommunal/Nyheter/2012/Satsning-pa
The three main local government unions, UNISON, GMB and Unite, have submitted their pay claim for 2010. They are calling for a 2.5% pay increase with a minimum increase of £500. The unions believe that this is modest but realistic claim and that local authority finances can cope with the rise. Read more at > UNISON (EN)
