Council bosses have been accused of “blackmail” over claims an inflation-linked pay rise for staff risks 20,000 jobs.
Local authority umbrella group COSLA is proposing to sound the alarm over jobs after trade unions hit out at a two per cent offer.
Johanna Baxter, of UNISON union, said: “What sort of society do we live in when employers try to force the lowest paid public sector workers to take a derisory pay offer or face the threat of job losses? This is nothing short of blackmail.”
