ECONOMIC GROWTH

Unemployment rate to fall next year

By Laura Sharman | 03 December 2014

The UK’s unemployment rate will fall to 5.4% next year, according to figures published by the Off...

WHITEHALL

Osborne claims deficit reduction remains on track

By Jonathan Werran | 03 December 2014

Chancellor George Osborne today told Parliament the deficit had been halved since 2010 and was fa...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Burstow: boost care worker pay to end exploitation

By Jonathan Werran | 02 December 2014

Former care minister Paul Burstow has urged councils to give home care workers key worker status ...

FINANCE

UNISON chief: town hall bosses 'not much better' than Mike Ashley

By Jonathan Werran | 18 November 2014

Council employers are not much better than controversial Sports Direct retailer Mike Ashley, comp...

PAY

Does Nigeria have the answer to devolution?

18 November 2014

It’s not just in the UK where devolution is a hot topic, y’know?

HUMAN RESOURCES

Unions accept LGA pay offer

By Jonathan Werran | 14 November 2014

The three main local government trade unions have voted to accept an improved pay offer from coun...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

MJ People 13 November

11 November 2014

FINANCE

Calculate care workers pay better, improvement experts urge

By Jonathan Werran | 06 November 2014

Ministers should consider the use of automatic pay calculators to ensure care workers are paid de...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Lockwood reappointed as Harrow chief executive

By Jonathan Werran | 05 November 2014

LGA finance and policy director Michael Lockwood is poised to return as Harrow LBC chief executiv...

WHITEHALL

Fierce reaction to staff salaries plan

By Jonathan Werran | 04 November 2014

Government proposals to claw back the salaries of senior council staff who find work within the s...