HUMAN RESOURCES

You get what you pay for

By Julie Towers | 11 April 2017

Julie Towers explains why local government senior management pay should be everybody’s business.

PAY

Unison Scotland in strike ballot

By Mark Conrad | 11 April 2017

Scotland’s largest local government trade union is to ballot its members over possible strike act...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Town halls resist 'rich list' attack

By Sam Clayden | 11 April 2017

Councils have defended the pay of senior managers after the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) published i...

FINANCE

Bournemouth scraps chief executive role

By Sam Clayden | 03 April 2017

Bournemouth Council has scrapped the post of chief executive as it seeks to make efficiencies ahe...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Johnson: Scotland could use debt as bargaining chip

By Sam Clayden | 31 March 2017

Scotland could use its share of the national debt as a bargaining chip in the independence debate...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Local government 'not as sexy' as other sectors

By Dan Peters | 30 March 2017

Local government needs to brand itself better to attract staff, a director of recruitment firm Pe...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Chief executive salaries are slipping behind just as demand is rising

By Michael Burton | 28 March 2017

It is never the right time to increase salaries, but council chief executives are already voting ...

BUSINESS

Councils join forces to sell ICT services to private partners

By Mark Conrad | 14 March 2017

Liverpool and Salford City Councils have teamed up to sell ICT services commercially.

PAY

Chief executives should hand returning officer pay to charity

By Paul Wheeler | 08 March 2017

Paul Wheeler questions whether additional payments to chief executives for carrying out their ret...

FINANCE

LGA: Council tax rises will not stop deep cuts

By Mark Conrad | 20 February 2017

Council tax rises designed to tackle the social care funding crisis will not prevent deep cuts to...

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Assistant Director for Safeguarding

£108,258

Recognised for our innovation and investment, this is a fantastic opportunity to join our leadership team Apply for this job

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help

Salary: £108,312 - £125,565

At Thurrock we take a whole council approach to improving the lives of our children and young people, placing them at the heart of all that we do Apply for this job

Thurrock Borough Council

Assistant Director Transformation

£97,426 - £108,074

We are seeking an outstanding strategic leader and solutions-focused expert to play a pivotal role at this key moment for North Yorkshire Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council