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FINANCE

Town halls must find more cash for wages

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Paul Marinko | 06 April 2022

Councils have been warned they will have to find more in their budgets to fund the sector’s incre...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

How will government square the social care charging reforms circle?

By Caroline Abrahams | 06 April 2022

Caroline Abrahams says that if the Government gets its way then its 'cap' on catastrophic care co...

FINANCE

White van man on... public sector finance

06 April 2022

I’m no number cruncher I admit but I do wonder if the public sector’s costs go up how do they fin...

FINANCE

Inflation threatens council budget planning

By Michael Burton | 06 April 2022

The forecasts of 8.7% inflation at the end of the year threaten to dramatically change the public...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Start-up ends high street service

By Chris Mahony | 05 April 2022

A start-up that invited councils to create ‘virtual high streets’ allowing residents to order fro...

FINANCE

New restrictions on use of capital receipts

By Martin Ford | 05 April 2022

Councils have been able to use funds from asset sales to cover revenue costs of projects that red...

FINANCE

Call to end 'excessively punitive sanctions' on benefits

By Chris Mahony | 05 April 2022

A think-tank has warned that sanctions on benefit claimants are almost back to pre-pandemic level...

FINANCE

DLUHC figures highlight disjointed funding regime

By Heather Jameson | 05 April 2022

Government funding for the New Homes Bonus was £622.3m for 2021-22, according to figures released...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Adult social care workforce receives £500m boost

By William Eichler | 05 April 2022

People working in adult social care in England are set to benefit from a £500m boost that will go...

FINANCE

Councils paid out half COVID hospitality fund

By Martin Ford | 04 April 2022

Less than half of the grant funding available to prop up the hospitality industry following disru...

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Talent Acquisition Lead (Manger)

Band I SCP 44-47 (£55,609 - £59,025 per annum)

Ready to shape the future of talent acquisition in local government and make a real impact? Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Principal Lawyer - Children and/or Adult Safeguarding

£51,356 - £56,494

Do you want to make a difference to local people? Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Industrial Relations and HR Policy Manager

£54,495 - £57,864

What You’ll Do This is a unique opportunity to step into a strategic role at the heart of industrial relations. As Industrial Relations & HR Polic... Apply for this job

Oxfordshire County Council