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EXCLUSIVE: LGA redundancies down to just six
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: LGA redundancies down to just six

By Joe Lepper | 05 August 2026

The Local Government Association (LGA) is now proposing axing just six full time equivalent (FTE) posts, it has emerged.

REORGANISATION

Reorganisation repercussions

By Paul Marinko | 23 July 2026

Following the latest round of local government reorganisation last week, ministers claim the new ...

LEADERSHIP

Talent: A challenge councils are not solving

By Sandra Farquharson | 21 July 2026

With fewer than 5% of the workforce under 25, Sandra Farquharson argues that councils must stop t...

HR

The true value of improving wellbeing

By Paul Kelbie | 16 July 2026

Paul Kelbie discusses why councils need to rethink workplace wellbeing and outlines four areas to...

WORKFORCE

Council workers left 'mentally exhausted'

By Joe Lepper | 07 July 2026

More than a quarter of council workers leave work at the end of the day feeling ‘mentally exhaust...

LEADERSHIP

Your career won't reorganise itself

By Nathan Elvery | 01 July 2026

Nathan Elvery outlines why visibility matters more than performance when it comes to local govern...

HR

Brighton faces 'unquantifiable' liability over equal pay claims

By William Eichler | 25 June 2026

Brighton and Hove City Council is unsure about the level of financial exposure it faces from more...

LEADERSHIP

Leading through change

By Heather Jameson | 24 June 2026

Amid council political upheavals and an increasing equality, diversity and inclusion backlash, th...

LEADERSHIP

Leadership in a changing political landscape

By Sandra Farquharson | 22 June 2026

After political change, effective senior officers invest in new officer-member relationships, bui...

EQUAL PAY

Two-thirds of councils facing a live equal pay risk

By Simon Christian | 03 June 2026

The real decision facing leaders now is whether to address equal pay early and deliberately, or m...

HR

Levelling up cyber resilience

By Giles Grant | 08 May 2026

Giles Grant sets out how councils can use the new associate cyber security professional title to ...

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