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SCOTLAND
Watchdog urges councils to improve staff support
By Joe Lepper | 07 August 2025
Councils in Scotland have been urged by local government watchdog the Accounts Commission to improve staff support amid a raft of challenges impacting their wellbeing.
COUNCIL STAFF
EXCLUSIVE: Director suspended by county amid reorganisation vacuum
By Dan Peters | 30 July 2025
A director remains out of the office on full pay almost three months on from being suspended, The...
ELECTIONS
Under pressure: The strain of snap elections
By Peter Stanyon | 09 July 2025
Peter Stanyon says election teams must have the legislation, systems and funding in place if they...
REORGANISATION
Sector brain drain warning amid reorganisation
By Dan Peters | 12 February 2025
Local government reorganisation could lead to a sector brain drain, senior figures have warned.
WORKFORCE
Is there a gorilla in our midst?
By Jonathan Werran | 22 January 2025
Jonathan Werran argues that existing local government staffing and resourcing could struggle to d...
UNIONS
Time to reverse course?
By Paul Bell | 17 January 2025
Unison’s Paul Bell looks at the impact of LATCs and evaluates the long-term risk to council workf...
SOCIAL CARE
International recruitment boosts social care workforce
By William Eichler | 10 October 2024
The adult social care workforce has grown thanks to carers from abroad, but the sector still face...
HR
Top Talent: Housing
By Penny Ransley | 30 September 2024
The recent publication of the ‘Securing the Future of England’s Council Housing’ report has inspi...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
The gender gap – an 'unmerited reality'
By Rose Durban | 19 September 2024
Rose Durban says the gender gap is a reality and we owe it to children that their learning, oppor...
HR
The right to flexible working and how to make it work
By Kerren Daly | 16 September 2024
After new flexible working guidelines came into force, Kerren Daly explains how this applies to p...
HR
Ditching the generational divide for a future-proof local government
By Michelle O'Neill | 11 September 2024
Are we ready to slay the generational divide and create a truly future-proof local government, as...
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Director of People
£108,697 - £117,998
As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job
Director of Strategy and Transformation
£108,697 - £117,998
As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job
Highway Design and Construction Manager
Grade N, scp50 £62,443 to scp53 £65,663 per annum, plus essential car user allowance
We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. Apply for this job
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