Government orders councils to prioritise workers’ welfare, service delivery
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A government directive issued on October 20 in Local Authorities Circular Number 9 of 2026 tells councils to focus on service delivery and worker welfare. This order comes as some local authorities have accumulated several months of salary arrears.
The directive, contained in Local Authorities Circular Number 9 of 2026, dated October 20, underscores growing concern over the accumulation of salary arrears running into several months at some local authorities. The post Government orders councils to prioritise workers’ welfare, service delivery appeared first on Newsday .