Local authorities
Government opens consultation on £95,000 cap on public sector exit payments
The government has confirmed plans to introduce a £95,000 cap on payouts for public sector workers when they leave their...
London Borough of Croydon lauded as Apprenticeship Employer of the Year
Croydon Council headed up the shortlisted companies in the 2018 Personnel Today Awards’ Apprenticeship Employer of the Year category with...
Retention of teachers becomes urgent as pupil numbers soar
School leaders in the state sector face having to fill increasing numbers of vacancies, with lack of job satisfaction a...
Centre for Public Services Leadership ‘will boost innovation and productivity’
The government has laid down plans for a Centre for Public Services Leadership that will prepare future leaders for public...
Equal pay strike hits Glasgow schools and services
Hundreds of schools and nurseries are closed in Glasgow after around 8,000 workers began a two-day strike over a long-running...
Public sector workers could face variable pay rises
Public sector workers could have wage increases based on their performance or where in the country they work, the chancellor...
Public sector HR: Why digital transformation is so vital
Are local authorities ready for Government 2.0? Roisin Woolnough looks at how public sector employers are responding to the push...
British Business Bank makes off with Award for Excellence in Public Service HR
The HR strategy pursued by British Business Bank particularly impressed the judges at the Personnel Today Awards, but the state-owned...
RAD Awards 2018 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the RAD Awards, which celebrate the brightest and best in recruitment advertising, has now been announced.
The...
Foster carer files case claiming worker status
A foster carer has filed an employment tribunal claim against Hampshire County Council for unpaid holiday in a case that...
PPMA president: What the public sector needs from the next Government
Caroline Nugent is the new president of the Public Services People Managers’ Association (PPMA). On election day, she puts forward ...
Glasgow City Council claimants win equal pay case
Unions representing thousands of claimants in a long-running equal pay claim against Glasgow City Council have welcomed the latest victory...
PPMA 2017: Leadership and evidence-based HR in the public sector
Two themes dominated the Public Service People Managers’ Association (PPMA) annual seminar: leading change and the need for evidence-based HR...
Sexism among local councillors at “1970s” levels
Female councillors face a culture of sexism “which would not be out of place in the 1970s”, according to Dame...
Public sector could lose talent thanks to new IR35 rules
Tax changes due to be introduced in April could mean thousands of public-sector contractors leave their work in favour of...
