Unions and local councils are on collision course with central government after sources revealed officials were set to miss the September deadline to deliver pension reform proposals.
Union chiefs who are currently in negotiations with local government employers have told Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) secretary Eric Pickles (pictured) the 9 September deadline to conclude discussions will be missed. A union source said: "It is highly unlikely we are going to be able to conclude within the timetable that DCLG has set, but we are working as hard as we can. We cannot possibly come up with answers with such huge questions in that time frame." The Local Government Group and trade unions Unite, Unison and GMB met again on 19 August to carve out a ...
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