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LGA

LGA slammed for failing to take its own advice

By Heather Jameson | 11 February 2026

The Local Government Association (LGA) has been accused of failing to take its own advice on empl...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA to review restructure as chief takes leave of absence

By By Heather Jameson | 05 February 2026

The Local Government Association (LGA) is to commission an ‘independent external review’ of its r...

LGA

LGA accused of pushing restructure to beat 'fire and rehire' changes

By Heather Jameson | 22 January 2026

The Labour-led Local Government Association’s has been accused of trying to push through its rest...

HR

From adult social care international recruitment crisis to collaboration

By Pete Fahy | 19 January 2026

Pete Fahy looks at how the West Midlands is rewriting the future of social care workforce plannin...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Staff left reeling after LGA restructure plans

By Heather Jameson | 08 January 2026

Local Government Association (LGA) staff face pay cuts of up to £30,000 under modernisation plans.

LEGAL

EXCLUSIVE: Council holds back chunk of tribunal payment

By Dan Peters | 17 December 2025

More than a third of £4.6m damages ordered by an employment tribunal has not been paid by a counc...

UNITARY

New unitaries to be hit by right to work check duty

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2025

Councils created under reorganisation will have to carry out fresh right to work checks for staff...

REORGANISATION

The needs of people rather than maps are what most deserve our attention

By Pam Parkes | 09 December 2025

Pam Parkes fears structures are being locked into reorganisation without factoring in workforce c...

HR

Sector uncertainty of employment rights Bill

By Paul Marinko | 02 December 2025

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Council chief executive suspended

By Martin Ford | 01 December 2025

James Binks has been suspended from his role as chief executive of Rochdale MBC, the authority ha...