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Michael Burton

Michael Burton

Michael Burton is editorial director of The MJ

Articles by Michael Burton

Hybrid working is here to stay

By Michael Burton | 04 May 2022

The end of the nine-to-five routine is driven by economic forces, not the indolent public sector ...

Planning for the new workforce

By Michael Burton | 27 April 2022

Hybrid working and chronic shortages mean councils need to radically rethink their workforce stra...

Embedding service resilience in a post-pandemic world

By Michael Burton | 27 April 2022

What are the issues facing councils as they return to some form of post-pandemic normality and st...

Minister wades into flexible working debate

By Chris Mahony | 19 April 2022

Civil servants have been told to get back to the office even as local government increasingly mov...

A national workforce strategy is needed to tackle skills shortage

By Michael Burton | 13 April 2022

With pay likely to remain stagnant and labour shortages to continue, local authorities need a rob...

Levelling up: the digital challenge

By Michael Burton | 12 April 2022

The MJ and BT recently held a round table debate with nine leading council chief executives from ...

Soaring vacancies and declining pay highlight sector crisis

By Dan Peters | 12 April 2022

Latest figures this week showing the soaring number of job vacancies coupled with declining publi...

Roney: Council chiefs proved worth during pandemic

By Michael Burton | 08 April 2022

Council chief executives proved their worth during the pandemic, the president of Solace Joanne R...

Bhaskar to host MJ Awards

By Michael Burton | 06 April 2022

The MJ is delighted to announce that comedian and actor Sanjeev Bhaskar is to be guest presenter ...

Inflation threatens council budget planning

By Michael Burton | 05 April 2022

The forecasts of 8.7% inflation at the end of the year threaten to dramatically change the public...