This month’s bulletin gives information on a regional-level plan of work for EMC as an employers’ organisation as well as joint work with trade unions over the forthcoming year. The learning and development section includes a snapshot of forthcoming events, including details of a webinar being provided by HMRC specifically for local government. Our round-up of all the latest information and developments nationally covers local government pay negotiations and the review of the national pay spine. This month’s employment law article from Darren Newman looks at the issue of referring to previous warnings/incidents in disciplinary investigations and hearings.