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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Growth battlelines

By Heather Jameson | 03 October 2023

Rishi Sunak has launched a towns plan, while a new report says bringing UK cities up to the produ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Growth: the big issue

By Ben Lucas | 03 October 2023

As we enter election season a national growth plan is needed now, delivered with and by places, s...

WELLBEING

Gove pledges to halt council four-day weeks

By Ann McGauran | 02 October 2023

Michael Gove has pledged to stop local authorities from implementing a four-day week and he said ...

RECRUITMENT

The Government's review of public sector productivity comes with risks

By Roger Russell | 26 July 2023

The Government has ordered a review of public sector productivity. Penna's Roger Russell says tha...

HUMAN RESOURCES

How long is a week?

By Aidan Rave | 24 July 2023

Despite the potential for negative headlines, councils cannot afford to ignore the potential bene...

HEALTH

The narrow path

By Charlotte Alldritt | 11 July 2023

At a time when the fiscal climate is so bleak, Labour will need to prioritise and explain how, wh...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Ministerial meddling and the four-day working week

By Professor Jonathan Davies | 11 July 2023

For elite politicians, rational, democratic and forward-looking experiments such as the four-day ...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Council leader seeks meeting with ministers over order to end four-day week

By Ann McGauran | 03 July 2023

The leader of the council ordered by local government minister Lee Rowley to halt its four-day we...

RECRUITMENT

MP hits out at council's proposals to extend four-day week trial

By Ann McGauran | 15 May 2023

A Conservative MP today hit out at proposals by a district council to approve an extension to a f...

RECRUITMENT

Performance broadly maintained in first council four-day week pilot

By Ann McGauran | 09 March 2023

Early data from the first four-day week pilot at an English local authority is leading to a step ...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Property

£113,334 to £119,346

Shape the estate. Enable services. Deliver social value. Apply for this job

Lewisham London Borough Council

Director of Families, Quality & Commissioning

£126,543 to £132,441

Keep children safe. Strengthen families. Lead with purpose. Apply for this job

Lewisham London Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Social Care & Health (DASS)

£166,755 to £173,133

Lewisham is defined by energy, diversity and ambition. Apply for this job

Lewisham London Borough Council

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