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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...
HR
Modernising council offices to meet employees' needs
By Jonathan Stephenson | 10 September 2024
Council offices can play a pivotal role in enhancing workforce recruitment and retention, says Jo...
UNIONS
Strikes loom for councils
By Martin Ford | 20 August 2024
Several local authorities are set for industrial action later this month in an escalation of disp...
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