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WELLBEING
Gove pledges to halt council four-day weeks
By Ann McGauran | 02 October 2023
Michael Gove has pledged to stop local authorities from implementing a four-day week and he said ...
RECRUITMENT
The Government's review of public sector productivity comes with risks
By Roger Russell | 26 July 2023
The Government has ordered a review of public sector productivity. Penna's Roger Russell says tha...
HUMAN RESOURCES
How long is a week?
By Aidan Rave | 24 July 2023
Despite the potential for negative headlines, councils cannot afford to ignore the potential bene...
HEALTH
The narrow path
By Charlotte Alldritt | 11 July 2023
At a time when the fiscal climate is so bleak, Labour will need to prioritise and explain how, wh...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Ministerial meddling and the four-day working week
By Professor Jonathan Davies | 11 July 2023
For elite politicians, rational, democratic and forward-looking experiments such as the four-day ...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Council leader seeks meeting with ministers over order to end four-day week
By Ann McGauran | 03 July 2023
The leader of the council ordered by local government minister Lee Rowley to halt its four-day we...
RECRUITMENT
MP hits out at council's proposals to extend four-day week trial
By Ann McGauran | 15 May 2023
A Conservative MP today hit out at proposals by a district council to approve an extension to a f...
RECRUITMENT
Performance broadly maintained in first council four-day week pilot
By Ann McGauran | 09 March 2023
Early data from the first four-day week pilot at an English local authority is leading to a step ...
PAY
Why a four-day week works
By Cllr Bridget Smith | 07 March 2023
The early performance data from South Cambridgeshire DC’s trial of a four-day week – the first in...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Avoiding the edge
By Jonathan Carr-West | 28 June 2022
As the sector gathers this week for the LGA conference, Dr Jonathan Carr-West says it’s time to s...
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Head of Service – Social Care
£60k pa plus International Supplement
Enjoying unique lifestyle opportunities, St Helena Island is a self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Apply for this job
Head of Service, Operations (Adult Social Care)
£60,662 to £68,265 plus reviewable market supplement up to £79,480 alongside an attractive benefits package and relocation support.
York is at an important point in the development of our Adult Social Care services. Apply for this job
Head of Practice Development (Adult Social Care)
£60,662 to £68,265 plus reviewable market supplement up to £79,480 alongside an attractive benefits package and relocation support.
York is at an important point in the development of our Adult Social Care services. Apply for this job
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