Councils 'will miss' pay deadline
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Half the councils in England and Wales will miss a deadline to equalise pay between men and women, officials say.
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The final version of the coalition assembly government budget is to be published amid warnings of service cuts and council tax hikes.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 11 -- Mayor Richard M. Daley vetoed an ordinance Monday that would have required mega-retailers to pay their workers higher wages after some of the nation's largest store operators warned that the measure would keep them from operating a business within the city limits.
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Striking public sector workers in South Africa warned Monday that government threats to sack health workers would derail efforts to resolve an increasingly bitter pay dispute.
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The government warns local authorities it will not hesitate to cap "excessive" council tax rises.
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Council tax bills are expected to rise by four percent in April despite many local authorities warning that they will have to cut services because of funding shortages, reports said Thursday.
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Public sector workers threaten "coordinated industrial action" against the government's pay settlement.
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Local election officials are bracing for a long night and delays that may prevent some states from reporting final tallies until early Wednesday.
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Councils are advised to begin fortnightly rubbish collections in autumn, winter or early spring to avoid complaints.
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Â· Late compensation cases can go ahead, law lords sayÂ· Local authorities face rise in sex abuse payouts
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Councils urge the government not to force them to adopt a "pay-as-you-throw" charging scheme on rubbish.
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Transport strike keeps broad-based incomes talks at standstill The deadline for a broad-based incomes agreement is being pushed back by the ongoing transport strike.
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Community Service Orders are not being completed because of Probation Service staffing problems, a union warns.
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By DECLAN FERRY  COUNCIL bosses admitted yesterday they will not meet next Friday's deadline for restoring a city's clean water supply.   Director of Services Ciaran Hayes said Galway's supply from the Luimnagh treatment plant will not be flowing for another three weeks.
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Business & money: Â· Weather-related delays rose by 500,000 minutesÂ· Regulator may impose fine over signalling upgrade
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A fresh wave of national strikes by postal workers will be held by the end of the month unless a bitter row over pay and conditions is resolved, union leaders announced today.
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The vast majority of Scottish local authorities expect to freeze council tax, says a BBC survey.