Digital Transformation, AI and Local Government: The Case for Workforce Upskilling
The new LocalGov and Multiverse report explores how workforce upskilling is driving smarter, more efficient, and inclusive local government transformation.
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. |
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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. |
