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FINANCE

Will the lights go out locally?

17 May 2024

Max Mosley examines the perfect storm that destroyed local government finances and looks at what ...

PAY

Chiefs offered 2.5% pay increase

By Dan Peters | 16 May 2024

Local government employers have proposed a 2.5% pay rise to council chief executives and senior o...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Oracle project costs soar from £3m to £40m

By Martin Ford | 09 May 2024

The budget for replacing an IT system with Oracle has ballooned from £2.6m to almost £40m, counci...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Wages below 2008 levels in two-thirds of council areas

By William Eichler | 29 April 2024

Real wages are still below 2008 levels in nearly two-thirds of UK local authority areas, TUC anal...

FINANCE

'No appetite' for Scottish equal pay unit

By Mark Conrad | 23 April 2024

Scottish Government ministers are unlikely to establish a national equal pay unit despite calls f...

PAY

TPA analysis of senior local government pay is relentlessly unsophisticated

By Graeme McDonald | 22 April 2024

Graeme McDonald says: 'Perhaps the diminishing number of national news outlets covering the TPA’s...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Unison warns of looming strike as it awaits pay offer

By Ellie Ames | 22 April 2024

Scotland’s largest local government union has warned strike preparations could begin next week am...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Scots government 'unlikely' to create equal pay body

By Mark Conrad | 19 April 2024

Scottish Government ministers are unlikely to establish a national equal pay unit, despite calls ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Left and behind: women at work

By Sarah Longlands | 02 April 2024

Building gender equality and diversity into plans for economic growth has benefits for everyone, ...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: No pay offer until after local elections

By Dan Peters | 12 March 2024

Local government employers will not make a pay offer until after the upcoming local elections in ...

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Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

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Stevenage Borough Council

Early Years Advisor

£54,125-£61,271

The successful candidate will provide expert guidance on curriculum planning, assessment, safeguarding, and inclusive practice. Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Care Services

£158,000

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Hertfordshire County Council

frederica-diamanta

Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

£Competitive

Stevenage is a town with bold ambitions. Apply for this job

Stevenage Borough Council

Early Years Advisor

£54,125-£61,271

The successful candidate will provide expert guidance on curriculum planning, assessment, safeguarding, and inclusive practice. Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Care Services

£158,000

This is an exciting time to be joining Hertfordshire County Council. Apply for this job

Hertfordshire County Council