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Transport Futures group urges Scottish Government to join plans for high-speed rail line
The Scottish Government has been told it must begin building a high-speed rail line to connect Scotland and England. (...)
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Helen Eadie's 'living wage' attack prompts angry response from council leader
A political row has broken out after new figures suggested almost one in 10 council workers in Fife is paid less than the living wage. (...)
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Scottish budget build-up: John Swinney warned efficiency savings can only go so far
Councils are expected to bear the brunt when the Scottish Government outlines the most bracing public spending cuts for a generation today. (...)
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Perth and Kinross Council savings dominated by staff cost cuts
Perth and Kinross Council's spending this year has been helped by more than £5.5 million in savings on staff. (...)
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Warning police staff may strike over cuts to allowances
Hundreds of police staff in Tayside could strike over threats to cut their allowances. (...)
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Councillor rejects plans for single Scottish police force
A Fife councillor has joined calls to save local policing by rejecting proposals for a single Scottish police force. (...)
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Budget pressures forcing councils to cut roads maintenance at time of greatest need
Motorists are set for continuing pothole misery as councils slash spending on road repairs. (...)
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Outgoing EIS president warning teachers are close to 'snapping'
Scottish teachers will "snap" if placed under any more pressure by education cuts, a union leader is warning today. (...)
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Public asked for views on official stopover sites for travellers
Fifers are to be canvassed on plans to set up stopover sites for gypsy travellers passing through the region. (...)
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Teaching union EIS calls on members to accept pay freeze deal
The leader of Scotland's largest teaching union has written to its members, asking them to back a deal that will see their pay frozen for two years. (...)
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Record number of Fife Constabulary officers in place
Fife Constabulary should have its highest ever number of officers in post when it meets the target set by the Scottish Government, The Courier understands. (...)
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Emergency control office shift workers facing threat of pay cut
Operators dealing with 999 calls will be paid less than the night shift at a supermarket if a plan to slash their allowances goes ahead, a Tayside union official has claimed. (...)
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CBI urges reform of public services
A fundamental reform of public services to encourage greater use of the private sector has been called for by leading business group, CBI Scotland. (...)
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Teachers in Tayside and Fife told to tread carefully over possible strike action
Teachers across Tayside and Fife have been urged to consider carefully how they respond to a union ballot on proposed changes to pay and conditions—and the prospect of strike action. (...)
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Councils respond to agreement seeking to prevent compulsory redundancies
Scotland's local authorities have signed up to a framework agreement that seeks to prevent compulsory job losses in the public sector. (...)
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Public sector wages soar ahead during recession
Working for the public sector can make you almost £10,000 a year better off, new figures obtained by a Dundee MSP have shown. (...)
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Public policy think tank proposes cutting teachers' holidays to 12 weeks
A leading think tank has proposed merging school in-service days and reducing teachers' holidays from 13 to 12 weeks. (...)
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Police welcome deal to save £8m by ending 'divisive' bonus scheme
Police in Scotland have welcomed a new pay deal that will shave £8 million off the annual wage bill by scrapping a controversial bonus scheme. (...)
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CoSLA criticises Scottish Government's plans to integrate health and social care
The Scottish Government's plans to integrate health and social care services have been described as "incompetent." (...)
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Housing benefit cuts could force thousands out of their homes
Thousands of people in Tayside and Fife could be forced out of their homes because of new caps being introduced to housing benefit payments, the Scottish Government has warned. (...)
