Unions celebrate as ‘special measures’ announced for hospital cleaners’ pay over coronavirus
Private company draws distinction between ‘routine sickness’ and fears around COVID-19 in response to open letter from politicians and unions
Hackney Town Hall
‘This has to be fixed’: Town Hall bosses raise alarm on SEND funding
Deputy Mayor joins campaigners invoicing government over funding gap as uncertainty over future position continues
Frampton Park residents to defend ‘irreplaceable’ community hall
Hackney Mayor says estate’s families waiting for housing would be ‘let down’ if attempts to prevent hall’s demolition succeed
Move On Team absorbed back into ‘mainstream’ council housing service
Team focused on moving families into private rented sector accommodation embedded in housing needs services
Union calls for council to bring traffic wardens in-house as further strikes threatened
Unite calls on councillors to persuade contractor APCOA to ‘negotiate in good faith’ following breakup of talks
Town Hall to bring caretaker services at 10 schools in-house
Decision on £2.5m contract taken as part of ‘inclusive economy’ strategy as Hackney Mayor aims for ‘more control over costs’ for schools and council
Path labs merger could lead to job losses at Homerton Hospital, health bosses reveal
Councillors ‘very concerned’ as Homerton chief exec pledges turnaround times for tests will remain unchanged
Residents ‘delighted’ by new London Marathon-funded play areas for Hackney’s kids
Morland and George Downing estates receive £170,000 to support ‘fun and inclusive activities’ for young people
Impassioned debate as council approves gating off St-John-at-Hackney churchyard at dusk
Developer says it has ‘listened’ to residents’ concerns as Hackney Central councillor slams plans as ‘not in the spirit of the borough’
Unions slam efforts to reform Town Hall workplace culture as ‘too little, too late’
UNISON calls for action to repair ‘broken relationships’ between staff and management as Hackney Mayor stresses commitment to ‘inclusivity’
Parents vow to oppose cut of daycare at Millfields children’s centre
Campaign demands more information on centre’s financial deficit
Local health merger could mean loss of ‘accountability and money’, councillors warn
Hackney Mayor ‘extremely annoyed’ over lack of engagement over reforms since general election
Residents fighting to keep under-threat Frampton Park community hall
Town Hall definition of hall as ‘underused’ questioned as Mayor restates commitment to ‘major improvements’ across estate
‘Decade of austerity has put more young people at risk’, says child protection expert
Independent child safeguarding chair warns government cuts lead directly to ‘dysfunctional engagement and violent crime’
Town Hall pumps £3.5m into children’s social care following Ofsted criticism
Funding allocation part of Town Hall drive for services to improve from ‘Requires Improvement’ rating to ‘Outstanding’ within two years
‘No thanks’: Hackney Mayor condemns Tory councillor’s ‘cheap attacks’ as homophobic bigotry
LGBT rights groups join in criticism of Cllr Aron Klein’s remarks as Hackney Conservatives repeat pledge to ‘look into the matter’