LGC Research
The latest research carried out by LGC
Latest research
Budgeted pay rises 'small consolation'
More than a third of councils have set aside money for pay rises, according to exclusive research by LGC
Councils budgeting for pay rises despite freeze bid
LGC research indicates 40% of respondents budgeting for some form of pay rise
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LGC Salary Tracker: latest findings
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Quarterly spending data continues to frustrate
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Leading treasurer slams 'misleading' DCLG
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Survey highlights rising resident satisfaction levels
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London councils take own decisions on newspapers
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Senior salaries show a downward trend
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Pickles visits only three authorities to date
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Sector confidence over services improves
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Councils raiding their reserves to make ends meet
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Picture of job losses becomes clearer
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Sign-up success for Pickles’ council tax freeze deal
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Council tax freeze winners and losers
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You said it ... it's all here
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The workforce will bear the brunt
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Big Society: Where do we go from here?
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Doubts over ward councillors' willingness to participate
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The strains of partnership
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Respondents see the challenges ahead
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Members stay upbeat over challenges ahead
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Cost of FoI requests rises to £34m
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Ignore ‘nudge’, focus on ‘networks’ – RSA
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Councils and PCTs fear fallout from cuts
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Getting the message across as cuts bite
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Doomed job scheme ‘was working’
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The axe to fall hardest in the north
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Managers prepare for more job losses
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Cuts in infrastructure grants loom
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Survey says Lab-Lib Dem pact ‘least worst’
Analysis: Pay research
A message from the districts?
Break down the headline figures of LGC’s research into what councils are prepared to pay their staff next year and there are some interesting results.
The data in full: pay in 2012/13
Earlier this year, as employers considered the union demand for a “substantial” pay rise following a two year freeze, LGC asked councils what their budget assumptions were for pay over the next couple of years.
Opinion: Pay research
LGC View - Pay
Why would you trade away fringe benefits now in return for the possibility of movement on pay rises in future years that you don’t believe will materialise?
National framework harnesses partnership as a driver for change
It’s a shame that an important debate about the future of national bargaining has only begun because of an economic crisis.
