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PAY

Social care reform: what lies ahead?

By Sally Warren | 23 November 2021

Sally Warren lays out four principles that should be at the centre of a ‘radically realistic’ Whi...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: No deal from last-ditch pay talks

By Dan Peters | 16 November 2021

Last-ditch talks between local government employers and trade unions over this year’s 1.75% pay o...

PAY

Much more to do to tackle the endemic image problem with care work

By Kris Peach | 16 November 2021

Kris Peach of Housing 21 outlines how the sector needs to address care worker shortages and what ...

SOCIAL CARE

Care staff should receive £1,000 winter bonus, directors argue

By Laura Sharman | 16 November 2021

Social care workers in England should receive a £1,000 winter bonus to protect struggling service...

PAY

Birmingham could face new equal pay claims

By Laura Sharman | 12 November 2021

Birmingham City Council is facing an equal pay ‘crisis,’ a trade union has warned.

PAY

We need a long term and strategic approach to funding

By Claire Kober | 09 November 2021

The Spending Review 'underlines the desperate need for Government to view local government as a c...

PAY

Don't forget London in the levelling up debate

By Cllr Darren Rodwell | 03 November 2021

A new report by a partnership of eight councils in east London makes the case for levelling up su...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Grasping the thistle

By Michael Burton | 02 November 2021

So much of the pandemic’s huge challenges involve workforce issues, as Steven McNab, outgoing pre...

PAY

Budget 2021: Sunak unfreezes public sector pay

By William Eichler | 27 October 2021

Rishi Sunak has confirmed that the Government will unfreeze public sector pay and raise the natio...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Wages and good and bad government

By Mike Emmerich | 20 October 2021

Many communities in the UK would benefit from higher wages, says Mike Emmerich, but does the Prim...

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Chief Executive

£174,377

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Herefordshire Council

Director of People & Culture

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At Redbridge, we’re building an amazing place to work, learn and thrive. Apply for this job

Redbridge London Borough Council

Service Director Children, Young People and Families

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Great things are happening in Plymouth Children’s Services. Apply for this job

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