Housing shortage the cause of population fall
By RYAN TAYLOR THE COUNCIL is failing in its responsibility to provide adequate housing for people struggling to put a roof over their heads, and…
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Pay deal grumbles
HOPES of a happy ending to the SIC’s long-running single status dispute were dented this week after sections of the workforce reacted angrily to their…
READ FULL STORYWills takes case to ombudsman after joust with convener
A COUNCILLOR who believes a lack of leadership is to blame for Shetland Islands Council “wasting” millions of pounds while failing to get big projects…
READ FULL STORYCouncil failing on housing – convener
THE COUNCIL is failing in its responsibility to provide adequate housing for people struggling to put a roof over their heads. Convener Sandy Cluness said…
READ FULL STORYWarning over dangerous bonfires
ENVIRONMENTAL health chiefs in Shetland are warning that hazardous materials are being used in the construction of bonfires for Guy Faulkes night. A spokesman for…
READ FULL STORYEx-Edinburgh official lands plum job
By NEIL RIDDELL A FORMER senior official at the City of Edinburgh Council has vowed to be “innovative” in addressing the challenge of continuing to…
READ FULL STORYSIC ditches city investment team as pension fund takes £25m hit
By NEIL RIDDELL THE VALUE of the council workers’ pension fund has taken a hammering as a result of the global financial crisis in recent…
READ FULL STORYRandom drug and alcohol testing
RANDOM drug and alcohol testing is set to be imposed on council employees who work with boats, road vehicles and other potentially dangerous machinery. SIC…
READ FULL STORYNew ballot over council pay deal
COUNCIL services could again face serious disruption if union members vote against a revised pay offer in the long-running wages dispute. Union members are to…
READ FULL STORYEqual pay deal ‘the best’, says Goodlad
By JOHN ROBERTSON COUNCIL staff are in line for an equal pay deal described by chief executive Morgan Goodlad as “the best package offered anywhere…
READ FULL STORYMembers dream of plastic heaven
SIC COUNCILLORS are unlikely to get their own corporate credit cards despite the obvious attractions. Councillor Gussie Angus floated the idea on Wednesday at the…
READ FULL STORYMore SIC spending?
THE EXPECTED recession could lead to a spending splurge by the SIC rather than drastic cutbacks, convener Sandy Cluness hinted this week. He said the…
READ FULL STORYCouncillors denied corporate credit cards
SIC COUNCILLORS are unlikely to get their own corporate credit cards despite the obvious temptations. Councillor Gussie Angus floated the idea on Wednesday at the…
READ FULL STORYUnions to vote on new pay offer
COUNCIL services could again face serious disruption if union members vote against a revised pay offer in the long-running wages dispute. Union members are to…
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