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HUMAN RESOURCES

Sacked director withdraws tribunal claim

By Dan Peters | 02 February 2023

A South Somerset DC director sacked after allegedly using furloughed council staff to work on her...

BUSINESS

Auditor calls for national changes after public interest report

By Dan Peters | 01 February 2023

External auditor Grant Thornton has called for national changes after cataloguing a ‘toxic’ cultu...

FINANCE

Call for fiscal freedom

By Martin Ford | 01 February 2023

Scotland’s councils face their ‘most difficult’ year of budget setting, politicians in Holyrood h...

OFSTED

Star Hobson council still inadequate, Ofsted finds

By Dan Peters | 01 February 2023

Returning inspectors have judged Bradford City Council’s children’s services to still be inadequa...

HUMAN RESOURCES

A touch of Spice

01 February 2023

One of the fears of more homeworking was that employees would face greater distractions.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Lots of lolly

01 February 2023

The cost of living crisis has forced councils around the world to hike staff wages to unprecedent...

FINANCE

White van man on... taxes

01 February 2023

I’m not averse to doing the occasional cash job. No, let me rephrase that. I’m not averse to doin...

CULTURE

Plumbing the depths

01 February 2023

Diary’s ambitions are normally loftier than toilet humour. But an exception was made this week wh...

FINANCE

Council investigates exit payments

By Martin Ford | 31 January 2023

Exit payments made to former Northumberland Council staff may have been unlawful, members have be...

WHITEHALL

Khan: Levelling up is unmitigated disaster

By Mark Conrad | 31 January 2023

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has attacked the Government’s levelling up agenda as an ‘unmitigated disa...

frederica-diamanta

Director of People

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Highway Design and Construction Manager

Grade N, scp50 £62,443 to scp53 £65,663 per annum, plus essential car user allowance

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. Apply for this job

Bolton Council

frederica-diamanta

Director of People

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Highway Design and Construction Manager

Grade N, scp50 £62,443 to scp53 £65,663 per annum, plus essential car user allowance

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. Apply for this job

Bolton Council