LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Councils and union clash over zero-hour contracts

By Dan Peters | 18 June 2019

Councils have insisted on keeping the option of zero-hour contracts as Unison prepares to push th...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

A campaign to dispel some of the myths about local government

By Dave Prentis | 17 June 2019

Unison has launched a campaign this week to celebrate the work of council staff. General secretar...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: £95k exit cap regulations are 'lawyers' charter to print money'

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2019

Government regulations introducing a £95,000 cap on local government exit payments are a ‘lawyers...

BUSINESS

EXCLUSIVE: Unison to make 'bold' pay claim

By Dan Peters | 10 June 2019

Unison is poised to ask local government employers for a 10% pay rise in a ‘bold’ claim being sub...

SOCIAL CARE

Birmingham to scrap controversial care service reorganisation

By Martin Ford | 16 May 2019

A long-running industrial dispute between Birmingham City Council and care workers is expected to...

ENVIRONMENT

Brighton claims there's no grounds for bin strike

By Dan Peters | 09 May 2019

Brighton & Hove City Council has insisted strike action is 'unwarranted' as a union threatens to ...

BUSINESS

Council property firm records losses

By Naomi Larsson | 10 April 2019

The property company run by Barking & Dagenham LBC has reported losses of almost £4m in its first...

EDUCATION

Strike threat lifted after COSLA agrees to raise teachers' pay

By Martin Ford | 29 March 2019

The possibility of strike action by teachers has been averted after Scotland’s council leaders ba...

WASTE

Union power games in Birmingham will not help create jobs

By Paul Wheeler | 20 March 2019

Paul Wheeler is sure the cause of the Birmingham bin dispute has its roots in a struggle over equ...

SOLACE

Local government employment down 2%

By Hiba Mahamadi | 19 March 2019

Local government employment has fallen by 2% over the last year, new figures have shown.

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frederica-diamanta

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