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REORGANISATION

Reforming and transforming

By Heather Jameson | 24 April 2025

As councils rush towards reorganisation, what are the lessons from past redesigns? Heather Jameson reports from a webinar hosted by Penna, CIPFA and The MJ – and Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Ch...

Pay offer for council employees announced

By Martin Ford | 23 April 2025

National Employers have made an offer of a 3.2% pay increase for council employees from 1 April 2...

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Union announces strike ballot over pay

By Martin Ford | 16 April 2025

Scottish council workers are to be balloted over strike action in response to what a union has de...

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Return on investment is the real issue

By Julie Towers | 08 April 2025

If chief executives’ impact in local government is measured using clear metrics then perhaps the ...

WORKFORCE

Angry reaction to Starmer stance on Brum bin strike

By Martin Ford | 07 April 2025

A war of words has broken out between the Government and union bosses over the bin strike in Birm...

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Leaders call for tough pay negotiating stance

By Dan Peters | 05 March 2025

Council leaders have warned a tough stance is needed during pay negotiations as local government ...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Why councils are crucial to a national care service

By Gavin Edwards | 28 February 2025

Gavin Edwards outlines the elements that should form the basis of any national care system, inclu...

UNIONS

Unions demand £3,000 pay rise

By Dan Peters | 31 January 2025

Trade unions have jointly submitted a pay claim for all council employees to receive a wage rise ...

SCOTLAND

'Record' funding settlement for Scottish councils

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2024

Scottish councils are expected to share a ‘record’ funding settlement of more than £15bn, provisi...

WORKFORCE

Public services jobs market in North 'disrupted'

By Ann McGauran | 05 December 2024

The higher salaries on offer when government organisations relocate to areas in the North are dis...

SOCIAL CARE

Call to fully fund National Living Wage rise to keep care 'afloat'

By Dan Peters | 06 November 2024

Adult social care directors have called on the Government to fully fund the increases in National...

Assistant Director of Place Operations

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Bury Council

Head of Community Safety and Prevention (1-year Fixed-Term)

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MOPAC

Public Health Principal - Health Inequalities and Healthy Life Expectancy

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North East Lincolnshire Council