Councils Fear Exclusion From Pay Negotiations

Councils fear exclusion from pay negotiations

Council chiefs are calling for a formal role in negotiations on the Government’s proposed Fair Pay Agreement for care workers.

Calls to 'exclude' council staff from fair pay agreement

Council-employed staff should be excluded from the government’s proposed Fair Pay Agreement for adult social care, sector leaders warn.

Councils: Care Pay Plan Must Be Affordable and Workable

Councils have today called for a collaborative role in negotiations to improve the pay and conditions for care workers, with local authorities fearing they are being asked to ‘shoulder the policy’s risk without having a meaningful say’. Last Autumn the government announced £500m for its first Fair Pay Agreement, designed to improve pay and conditions for care workers, allocated from 2028/29 to councils. The government suggests this could fund a …