Public sector workers in South Wales agree to a pay cut.
Not much chance of getting a contract down there, then.
Zeity, good news. They'll still be emptying your bins.
Neath Port Talbot Council pay drop 'a mature deal'
7,000 Staff at Neath Port Talbot Council have agreed to cuts in pay, overtime and travel allowances as part of the authority's cost cutting measures in a deal brokered by managers and the unions.
Welsh local government leaders said it was a "mature agreement" which would help safeguard jobs.
The one-year agreement is aimed at minimising compulsory redundancies as the council looks to close a £24m gap in its budget by 2014.
The council says it is the first authority in Wales to reach such an agreement.
The significant element here is a voluntary contribution which amounts to 2% for all those earning above £21,000, as well as the reductions in mileage and overtime allowances on top of a proposed three-year pay freeze.
The lowest earners will not lose any pay while "several thousand" staff will have a pay deduction of less than 2%.
Unison, which represents 3,000 staff at Neath Port Talbot Council, said the deal went through with a majority of about 2-1 in favour.
"The emphasis in the Welsh context is on saving jobs - we don't want to go the way of Manchester city council," said Mr Thomas referring to that authority's move to cut 2,000 jobs to save money.
7,000 Staff at Neath Port Talbot Council have agreed to cuts in pay, overtime and travel allowances as part of the authority's cost cutting measures in a deal brokered by managers and the unions.
Welsh local government leaders said it was a "mature agreement" which would help safeguard jobs.
The one-year agreement is aimed at minimising compulsory redundancies as the council looks to close a £24m gap in its budget by 2014.
The council says it is the first authority in Wales to reach such an agreement.
The significant element here is a voluntary contribution which amounts to 2% for all those earning above £21,000, as well as the reductions in mileage and overtime allowances on top of a proposed three-year pay freeze.
The lowest earners will not lose any pay while "several thousand" staff will have a pay deduction of less than 2%.
Unison, which represents 3,000 staff at Neath Port Talbot Council, said the deal went through with a majority of about 2-1 in favour.
"The emphasis in the Welsh context is on saving jobs - we don't want to go the way of Manchester city council," said Mr Thomas referring to that authority's move to cut 2,000 jobs to save money.
Zeity, good news. They'll still be emptying your bins.
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