The coalition government may be forced to take on more single parents for public sector jobs if it is to encourage private-sector businesses to do the same.
From this October, some 120,000 single parents will be required to look for work once their youngest child reaches seven years of…
Men who have been made redundant from high pressure jobs as a result of the recession may find a career switch to public sector jobs in teaching rewarding.
According to the General Teaching Council for Wales, teaching in England and Wales has come to be seen predominantly as a…
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has been granted an extension to the Jobsearch scheme it is running for high end jobseekers.
This extension, approved by the government, could be good news for those looking at skilled positions and public sector jobs.
With further cuts predicted to the public…
New public sector jobs could become available at local government departments as they look to improve productivity.
That is according to research by management consultant Knox D'Arcy, which suggests that local authorities are falling behind private sector bodies in terms of productivity.
Employees in council posts were found to…
Private-sector involvement in the provision of public sector jobs in the NHS has been defended by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).
The representative body of the UK's recruitment industry was responding to comments made by trade union Unison criticising the government's design to involve private recruiters in the…
Following on from the recommendations of the Social Work Task Force, the General Social Care Council and other policy makers, the idea of a new career path for social workers is being developed.
In trying to modernise the current system of social work education and post qualifying training, the General…
In housing technical teams we’ve seen an increase in demand for asset management skills, much of which has been driven by Decent Homes funding
Specialist technical skills are in demand such as fire and risk assessment, legionnaires and general health & safety, brought about by high profile residential fires and…
There has been a lot of less than positive press regarding the impact of budget cuts. However, we need to consider how organisations adapt to ensure they can still deliver first rate services. We have spoken to some key leaders across the industry to see what they are doing.
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Cuts to civil service jobs will have a negative impact on the provision of public services.
That is the opinion of Duncan Brown, director of HR business development for the Institute for Employment Studies, who believes that the downsizing of the public sector workforce will only serve to damage…
Cuts to civil service jobs will have a negative impact on the provision of public services.
That is the opinion of Duncan Brown, director of HR business development for the Institute for Employment Studies, who believes that the downsizing of the public sector workforce will only serve to damage public…
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