Mar 19
5
ALACE has played its part with a coalition of unions that has secured a pay deal worth up to 9.5% for staff of Scottish councils over three years (up to 8.5% for those earning more than £80k). The deal with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities was unveiled on 4 March after protracted negotiations with the unions and includes a 3.5% increase backdated to April 2018 - which will be a flat... Read More »
Feb 19
14
ALACE's position statement about combining the roles of section 151 officer and chief executive has already started to receive coverage in the media. You can see the start of the MJ's on line story here and the full story is available at http://www.themj.co.uk (£). ALACE's press release on the topic can be seen here, and the full policy position... Read More »
Dec 18
29
Many congratulations to those ALACE members, past and present, who have been honoured in the 2019 New Year Honours... Read More »
Dec 18
11
Nov 18
4
Sadly, the Chancellor didn’t act on ALACE’s representations and simplify the taxation system by scrapping the annual allowance. You can read more about what the Budget meant for taxation of pensions here.... Read More »
Sep 18
28
The Budget will be on 29 October. ALACE has submitted representations... Read More »
Jul 18
17
The JNC for Chief Officers which covers England, Wales, and Northern Ireland has agreed a 2% pay increase in April 2018 and in April 2019. This will be relevant to those ALACE members who are employed on JNC Chief Officer terms and conditions. For official letter, click here. The pay deal for members covered by Chief Officials terms and conditions in Scotland has not yet been agreed. The... Read More »
Jul 18
14
Many thanks to ALACE members who took part in the recent LGC survey. With LGC's agreement, you can see the analysis and commentary including an article from our Chair, Tracey Lee, by clicking... Read More »
Jul 18
7
ALACE members can see (in the Members' Area of the website) the presentation that Cheryl Miller, one of the pensions consultants, gave at this year's AGM. You will also find there full information about the new service offered by Close Asset Management to assist you with completing your tax return in respect of the annual allowance, an issue that is relevant to a growing number of ALACE... Read More »
Jun 18
30
ALACE has introduced a new-paid for service to assist members to complete tax returns correctly in respect of the annual allowance for pension growth.... Read More »