More than 500 GMB members at Kirklees Council have submitted claims over potential pay discrimination, with the union urging thousands more eligible workers to come forward.
The collective claim centres on pay disparities between refuse workers and roles traditionally carried out by women, including teaching assistants, catering staff and care workers.
When Westminster City Council and Veolia launched the UK’s largest electric refuse collection fleet in the summer of 2023, it was a landmark moment for local government fleet decarbonisation. Three years on, LAPV catches up with Edward Yendluri, Contracts Manager for Waste and Cleansing, to find out how the operation is performing – and what comes next.
Managing a fleet of over 2,000 vehicles from the middle of the Irish Sea brings its own rules. Here, Andy Barker, Director of Shared Services, Isle of Man Government explains how island geography, supply chains and workforce challenges shape everything from procurement to electrification – and what UK local authorities might learn from a smaller, more joined-up approach.
