Covid

By Martin Ford | 30 March 2020

Negotiators hope to keep local government pay discussions on track despite the difficulties posed...

Mass graves a possibility as councils struggle to cope with number of deaths

By Laura Sharman | 30 March 2020

Burial and cremation services could be overwhelmed within weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak, ...

WHITEHALL

Hancock writes to 'brilliant' care workers

By Martin Ford | 30 March 2020

Health secretary Matt Hancock has published a letter to care workers to thank them for ‘going the...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Councils report 'sickening' attacks on staff

By Laura Sharman | 30 March 2020

Council staff have been subject to unacceptable physical and verbal assaults during the coronavir...

WHITEHALL

Finance directors told to get cash to firms quickly

By Dan Peters | 27 March 2020

Whitehall officials have suggested that English council finance directors redeploy resources and ...

FINANCE

Coronavirus fraud warning

By Marie De Vere | 27 March 2020

Finance experts have warned coronavirus could bring an increased risk of fraud.

ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES

Keeping care going in a pandemic

By Dr Carol Tozer | 27 March 2020

We must use the adult social care sector’s 'magnificent' response to the coronavirus pandemic as ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Without a place-focused economic response, pre-coronavirus inequalities will become even more entrenched

By Andrew Carter | 27 March 2020

In places that were often struggling prior to COVID-19 such as Barnsley or Stoke just 20% of peop...

CLIMATE CHANGE

We need to be ready to cope with the next shock

By Ian Miller | 27 March 2020

When the opportunity to reflect comes, Ian Miller feels the conclusion may be reached that the UK...

WHITEHALL

Care sector unprepared for coronavirus 'struggle'

By Martin Ford | 27 March 2020

Emergency measures have not gone far enough to ready the social care sector for the impact of cor...

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Head of Environmental Services

£65,503 - £74,555 plus benefits and relocation support

Premium jobWe are proud that York is often named as one of the top English cities to visit and one of the top places to live and work. Apply for this job

City of York Council

Group Manager Highways (Contracts and Commissioning)

£57,245 to £60,929

Premium jobWe have an exciting opportunity for a driven and self motivated Highways Manager Apply for this job

North Northamptonshire Council

Senior Fieldwork Manager Safeguarding Hub/MASH

Grade 10, £50,788 to £54,928

The Safeguarding Hub is the first point of contact for children, young people and families in need or in need of safeguarding Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council