WORKFORCE
Is there a gorilla in our midst?
By Jonathan Werran | 22 January 2025
Jonathan Werran argues that existing local government staffing and resourcing could struggle to deliver on the missions at the heart of the new vision for English devolution
UNIONS
Time to reverse course?
By Paul Bell | 17 January 2025
Unison’s Paul Bell looks at the impact of LATCs and evaluates the long-term risk to council workf...
SOCIAL CARE
International recruitment boosts social care workforce
By William Eichler | 10 October 2024
The adult social care workforce has grown thanks to carers from abroad, but the sector still face...
HR
Top Talent: Housing
By Penny Ransley | 30 September 2024
The recent publication of the ‘Securing the Future of England’s Council Housing’ report has inspi...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
The gender gap – an 'unmerited reality'
By Rose Durban | 19 September 2024
Rose Durban says the gender gap is a reality and we owe it to children that their learning, oppor...
HR
The right to flexible working and how to make it work
By Kerren Daly | 16 September 2024
After new flexible working guidelines came into force, Kerren Daly explains how this applies to p...
HR
Ditching the generational divide for a future-proof local government
By Michelle O'Neill | 11 September 2024
Are we ready to slay the generational divide and create a truly future-proof local government, as...
HR
Modernising council offices to meet employees' needs
By Jonathan Stephenson | 10 September 2024
Council offices can play a pivotal role in enhancing workforce recruitment and retention, says Jo...
UNIONS
Strikes loom for councils
By Martin Ford | 20 August 2024
Several local authorities are set for industrial action later this month in an escalation of disp...
RECRUITMENT
Re-evaluating 'normal'
By Steve Guest | 06 August 2024
Hybrid working was accepted by many as being the ‘new normal’ post-lockdown, but recently there h...
HR
Get ready for a public service renaissance
By Pam Parkes | 17 July 2024
Pam Parkes sets out how local government HR can seize the opportunity to help shape the Governmen...
Assistant Director Democracy, Information and Elections
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Assistant Director Democracy, Information and Elections
£78,000 - £84,000
Reporting to the General Counsel, you will be a Deputy Monitoring Officer who will lead and develop democratic services... Apply for this job
Social Care Assessment & Reablement Manager (STAR)
Band I, SCP 44 - 47 (£53,885 - £57,195) per annum
Are you passionate about delivering high-quality reablement and support for service users to live independently? Apply for this job
Strategic Director Finance (deputy s.151)
£113,431 to £125,279
We’ve made a promising start, with the Commissioners’ report last summer recognising our substantial progress. Apply for this job
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