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Staff shortages ‘blighting’ children’s education, union warns

28/11/2025

Staffing shortages in UK schools are putting children’s education – and safety – at risk, warns the union UNISON.

Budget: More funding to recruit planners

26/11/2025

Funding to recruit officers has been announced in a bid to boost capacity in the planning system as part of today's Budget.

EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs' pay slump

20/11/2025

Advertised salaries for local government chief executives have failed to keep up with inflation, an analysis has revealed.

Digital Transformation, AI and Local Government: The Case for Workforce Upskilling

14/11/2025

The new LocalGov and Multiverse report explores how workforce upskilling is driving smarter, more efficient, and inclusive local government transformation.

Fresh finance officer warning

12/11/2025

The recruitment crisis for section 151 officers is destined to get worse, a local government adviser with 25 years of public sector experience has warned.

Employer-led vanguards to tackle workplace ill-health

06/11/2025

Employer-led vanguards including mayoral combined authorities will drive forward Government plans to get people with ill-health and disabilities back to work.

EXCLUSIVE: Succession headache for sector

05/11/2025

Councils are ‘on the brink of staffing crisis’ due to their ageing workforce, public sector trading organisation Commercial Services Group (CSG) has warned.

Mayors call for real Living Wage for care workers

28/10/2025

Mayors Andy Burnham and Kim McGuinness have signed an open letter urging Government to guarantee all adult social care workers are paid the real Living Wage.

EXCLUSIVE: Section 151 recruitment crisis warning

21/10/2025

The sector is facing a recruitment crisis for section 151 officers, The MJ has been told.

Domestic recruitment challenges persist in adult social care

15/10/2025

The adult social care sector in England continued to grow in 2024/25, but challenges in domestic recruitment and workforce sustainability remain, a new report reveals.

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