13 August 2019

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is considering cutting 248 jobs to help fund a £5.5m cash boost for children’s services.

21 June 2019

A quarter of local government jobs have been cut since 2010, new data from trade union Unison has found.

19 March 2019

Local government employment has fallen by 2% over the last year, new figures have shown.

26 February 2019

Brighton & Hove City Council is expected to axe 70 roles in an effort to rein in spending over the next year.

28 November 2018

West Dunbarton Council is mulling over staff job cuts as part of new cost-saving plans, in an attempt to close a growing yearly funding gap totalling more than £54m over the next decade to 2028/29.

31 August 2018

Somerset CC has proposed more than 100 job cuts as it faces considerable financial pressure.

23 January 2018

All non-teaching staff at Shropshire Council have been offered the chance to take voluntary redundancy in a bid to plug a funding gap of more than £59m.

06 November 2017

This week Localis published a report examining how a combination of Brexit, automation, population and place dynamics are likely to impact the changing world of work across England. Report co-author Joe Fyans explains how local government can play a more strategic role in supporting local labour markets.

24 October 2017

Swindon Council may have to axe more than 400 jobs as it comes under pressure to close a £30m budget gap.