Local Government
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has expressed concerns over a potential increase in the cost of firearms licensing applications in Scotland, following the publication of a Westminster committee report. The Scottish Affairs Committee’s report, published today, draws together a conclusion following its recent inquiry on firearms licensing regulations in Scotland. The committee’s… Read more »
The Bakers Union and MP’s are again demanding that Orchard House Food pay the workers, at their recently closed Gateshead plant, the redundancy payments they are owed before Christmas. As things stand the company, that supplies the likes of Marks and Spencer and Pret A Manger, and which is a going concern with a factory still… Read more »
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Local authorities could take part of the profits made by housing developments to invest in roads, schools and hospitals, Gordon Brown has said. The chancellor made the announcement in his pre-Budget report as part of a series of measures designed to help more people on to the property ladder. There are now one million more… Read more »
The government has today announced plans to scrap a rule allowing local government workers to retire on a full pension at the age of 60. It argues that the rule of 85, which applies to employees whose age and years of service add up to 85, breaches European age discrimination legislation. “The rule of 85… Read more »
