Pay

By Dan Peters | 02 November 2023

Local authority chief executives will receive a 3.5% salary increase backdated to the beginning o...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Government crackdown on four-day week

By Ellie Ames | 26 October 2023

The Government is exploring measures to ‘ensure the sector is clear’ four-day weeks should not be...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Is equal pay really local government's ticking time bomb?

By Gordon McFarlane | 18 October 2023

With equal pay under increasing scrutiny, Gordon McFarlane outlines the best practice the sector ...

DATA

Scottish and Welsh councils outperform England for ethnicity data

By Paul Marinko | 17 October 2023

Scottish and Welsh councils are outperforming their English counterparts for publishing workforce...

Unison rejects Scotland's 10% pay offer

By Mark Conrad | 16 October 2023

Unison members in Scotland today rejected local government employers’ latest pay deal, which woul...

DIGITAL

Brum's fiscal firestorm

By Claire Agutter | 12 October 2023

Birmingham City Council's dilemma highlights local governance struggles, but dire financial circu...

FINANCE

Birmingham agrees job evaluation scheme

By Martin Ford | 12 October 2023

Birmingham City Council has agreed to implement a new job evaluation scheme in a major step towar...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Employers downplay equal pay risk

By Mark Conrad | 09 October 2023

Smith Square is monitoring equal pay claims across the sector but remains confident the national ...

FINANCE

Bumpy ride for Brum

By Mark Conrad | 27 September 2023

Mark Conrad looks at what form intervention at Birmingham City Council is likely to take.

PAY

EXCLUSIVE: Unions delay next steps discussion

By Dan Peters | 25 September 2023

Trade unions have agreed to reconvene to discuss their next steps on the ongoing pay dispute with...

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Head of Service – Social Care

G15 £63,148 - £67,058 per annum

There is an exciting opportunity within Children Social Care to join the senior management team Apply for this job

Wrexham County Borough Council

Head of Service Social Work & Specialist Support

Grade M scp 60 £72,118 - scp 64 £77,293

There couldn’t be a more exciting time to join us. Apply for this job

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Chief Executive Officer - Housing Delivery Shared Service

£123,983 - £138,786 per annum (37 hours per week)

Premium jobBlackpool is Changing for the Better, Can You Lead Delivery of the Next Chapter? Apply for this job

Blackpool Coastal Housing