Pay freeze for 1.5 million council workers

Unions have reacted with fury after being told that one and a half million council workers will face a pay freeze this year.Leaders of local authority unions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland tabled a claim for an increase of 2.5 per cent for workers ranging from librarians to refuse collectors.
 

It’s untenable to have a normal retirement age in public-sector schemes that is significantly different from the state retirement age

Brian Bailey, Director of pensions, West Midlands Pension Fund and member of High Pay Commission