More on public sector
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Hutton report calls for public sector pensions cut
10 March: Report by former Labour minister has said that public workers should lose the right to a final salary pension.
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Public sector staff face pay freeze
15 November: John Swinney wants to save £1bn in the budget, to be announced this week
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60,000 jobs under threat from budget squeeze
29 July: A report from the Independent Budget Review Board has refused to ring fence any public service and recommended an end to the council tax freeze.
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Fraud warning as public-sector cuts bite
04 July: Study reveals danger of sharp rise in thefts as ministers move to tackle deficit.
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High earning bosses paid from public purse revealed
01 July: Boss of Scottish Water is one of those earning a six-figure salary, a report has revealed.
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Public sector fraud crackdown saves £21million
19 May: Spending watchdogs recovered the cash which was paid out due to fraud, overpayment or error.
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Pay freeze for public sector bosses
05 May: The Scottish Government announced the move which will include NHS executives for the first time.
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CBI: Let businesses run public services
03 April: Organisation calls for a level playing field for private sector.
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PCS members walk out for third strike day
24 March: Walk-out in row over redundancy payments timed to coincide with Budget.
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Pay-offs for public sector bosses 'cavalier'
13 January: Use of taxpayers' money to fund leaving packages for senior staff condemned by MSP.
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Council could tender services to save cash
11 December: Edinburgh City Council could bring in private firms for many services in bid to seal a £90m black hole.
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The Cabinet Room: Scotland's Public Sector - A Less Than Comfy Cushion
19 November: STV's Political Correspondent Jamie Livingstone looks at whether Scotland's public sector can help cusion it from recession.
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Scotland's economy continues to shrink
21 October: Official GDP figures show the decline has slowed to 0.8% - smaller than the last two quarters.
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STV Jobs announces partnership with COSLA
13 September: stvjobs, stv's online recruitment advertising platform, is to work with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities to raise the profile of online...
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Hiring outlook improves after 17-year low
15 September: LONDON (Reuters) - Companies expect to cut jobs at a slower pace in the next three months with some sectors, notably finance, expecting to boost...
















