Title
PAY
Employers' warning over wage pressures as unions consider offer
By Dan Peters | 28 April 2025
Wage pressures are contributing to the local government funding gap of £1.9bn in 2025-26, council...
REORGANISATION
Reforming and transforming
By Heather Jameson | 24 April 2025
As councils rush towards reorganisation, what are the lessons from past redesigns? Heather Jameso...
RECRUITMENT
AI is here: what do we do with it?
By Kate Wilson | 24 April 2025
Kate Wilson offers some recent experiences to assess the current value of AI in recruitment – and...
PAY
Pay offer for council employees announced
By Martin Ford | 23 April 2025
National Employers have made an offer of a 3.2% pay increase for council employees from 1 April 2...
WORKFORCE
GMB: Local government workforce cut by 600,000
By William Eichler | 22 April 2025
Local authorities across England and Wales have lost almost 600,000 members of staff since 2012, ...
RECRUITMENT
The benefits of investing in leadership
By Steve Wilson | 17 April 2025
Steve Wilson discusses the state of leadership development within the sector and highlights the n...
RECRUITMENT
Culture eats governance for breakfast
By Rachael Morris | 17 April 2025
Are we just paying lip service to good governance? The culture of an organisation needs to suppor...
PAY
Union announces strike ballot over pay
By Martin Ford | 16 April 2025
Scottish council workers are to be balloted over strike action in response to what a union has de...
REORGANISATION
Change: Maximising the chances of success
By Graeme McDonald | 15 April 2025
Your employees and the culture you create with them will decide if change is a success or failure...
WASTE
Striking Brum bin workers reject pay offer
By William Eichler | 15 April 2025
Refuse collection workers in Birmingham have rejected the city council’s latest pay offer in the ...
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£56,818 - £63,802
Premium jobThis is an exciting opportunity to join our small, friendly, and forward-looking Resources team in this well-respected, award-winning organisation. Apply for this job
Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
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An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
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