Recruitment

By Dan Peters | 25 September 2023

Two out of three local authority planning and placemaking professionals believe their team does n...

FINANCE

Investing in the future – the challenge and opportunity

By Julie Towers | 19 September 2023

Julie Towers shares her experience of future talent development and the impact of the Penna Aspir...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Council expands four-day week trial after fresh call to end

By Ellie Ames | 14 September 2023

A four-day week trial at South Cambridgeshire DC will expand despite local government minister Le...

The art of retaining staff in difficult times

By Emma Haddleton | 13 September 2023

Martin Tucker and Emma Haddleton share their views on the positive leadership steps that can ensu...

PENSIONS

Plotting a course for the pensions workforce

By Ian Colvin | 11 September 2023

Ian Colvin says while there is no one answer to the challenge of recruitment and retention withi...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Councils spend £2bn on agency staff

By Ellie Ames | 11 September 2023

At least £2.1bn was spent on agency staff by councils across the UK last year, according to analy...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Are your flexible working policies fair?

By Natasha Hilton-Keane | 05 September 2023

Chief executives want people back in the office, but that brings challenges to the modern workfor...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Home Office struggle to deliver Sunak's asylum backlog pledge

By Mark Conrad | 04 September 2023

Home Office officials are struggling to deliver Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s promise to clear a h...

RECRUITMENT

Addressing the great local government recruitment crisis

By George Agyemang | 15 August 2023

Penna’s George Agyemang and Halton BC chief executive Stephen Young look at the current state of ...

PAY

'Mass exodus' claims at North Lincolnshire

By Martin Ford | 14 August 2023

North Lincolnshire Council is facing a ‘mass exodus’ of senior staff, opposition members have cla...

Head of Tourism – North Yorkshire Council

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Head of Tourism – North Yorkshire Council

£56,443-£64,951

Our visitor economy is a priority sector for us. It adds over £4 billion of economic value a year... Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Deputy Director Adult Social Care Operations

£96,625 - £114,585

Transform Communities, Lead with Compassion – Be the Driving Force in Adult Social Care Apply for this job

The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead

Assistant Director of Public Protection & Neighbourhoods

£76,946 - £88,923

Join Rochdale Council and shape the future of our vibrant community! Apply for this job

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