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UNITARY
New unitaries to be hit by right to work check duty
By Dan Peters | 16 December 2025
Councils created under reorganisation will have to carry out fresh right to work checks for staff transferring within 60 days of vesting day, The MJ understands.
EDUCATION
Council leaders 'failing' on SEND amid soaring demand, CCN admits
14 November 2025
Council leaders across the country are ‘failing' to ensure that the needs of young people with sp...
WORKFORCE
EXCLUSIVE: Succession headache for sector
By Dan Peters | 05 November 2025
Councils are ‘on the brink of staffing crisis’ due to their ageing workforce, public sector tradi...
WORKFORCE
Lead with function and the form will follow
By Alistair Sharpe-Neal | 23 October 2025
Be clear about what you are trying to achieve before you commit to the staff structure to deliver...
SCOTLAND
Watchdog urges councils to improve staff support
By Joe Lepper | 07 August 2025
Councils in Scotland have been urged by local government watchdog the Accounts Commission to impr...
COUNCIL STAFF
EXCLUSIVE: Director suspended by county amid reorganisation vacuum
By Dan Peters | 30 July 2025
A director remains out of the office on full pay almost three months on from being suspended, The...
ELECTIONS
Under pressure: The strain of snap elections
By Peter Stanyon | 09 July 2025
Peter Stanyon says election teams must have the legislation, systems and funding in place if they...
REORGANISATION
Sector brain drain warning amid reorganisation
By Dan Peters | 12 February 2025
Local government reorganisation could lead to a sector brain drain, senior figures have warned.
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 d...
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...
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