This is a good sign...
Arbitration For 2008 Pay Deal Adds An Extra 0.3% For 1.5 Million Local Government Workers In England, Wales And Northern Ireland
3 Mar 2009
The arbitration panel that heard the outstanding reference from last year’s local government pay negotiations have awarded an additional 0.3% (on top of the settlement already paid last year).
This award is binding and is backdated to 1 April 2008 and brings the total value for last year to 2.75% or 3.6% for the lowest paid workers.
Looks as if it could be a biggie this year! How else are Labour going to spend all that cash they are printing?
