Despite continued concern within the public sector about job cuts and pay freezes, figures show that on average public employees are paid between 7.7 % and 8.7% higher than people working in the private sector. The figures, produced by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) for 2011, indicate that not…
The civil service, on both national and local level, is shrinking as a result of the government’s austerity measures, but those with public sector accounting jobs may be fortunate in avoiding heavy redundancies forced by the squeeze in funding. Times are difficult in the public sector with cuts to the…
Many lawyers view public legal sector jobs as the poor relation to working in private practice, but this ignores the fact that there are many challenging and varied opportunities within the public sector which are sure to attract keen legal minds.
For lawyers who are looking for a role that…
Figures released by the Office for National Statistics last week showed that UK unemployment rose to its highest level in 16 years and currently stands at 8.4%. However, the figures also revealed that women are increasingly bearing the brunt of job cuts; two thirds of the jobs cut in the…
The Scottish government is to overhaul its public procurement system after a study revealed that Scottish companies were losing major public building and infrastructure projects to big international corporations. The report, produced by The Jimmy Reid Foundation claimed that the Scottish economy was missing out on contracts worth hundreds of…
Despite small salary growth across the board and an average of one in five jobs being lost in the public sector last year, we predict continued demand for front line housing staff, tax credit advisors, collections managers and senior fund raisers.
A keen eye on reducing loss is creating vacancies…
Working in the public sector involves working in local or central government or independent agencies or quangos (quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations) which are all involved the in the delivery of public services in the UK.
Opportunities
As well as being directly involved in delivering public services such as environmental, leisure employment…
2011 was a year shaped by efficiency drives and cost savings. In particular we noted:
Budgets were tightened, organisational structures reviewed and new accountability rules were put in place.
Ongoing change led to temporary roles becoming the norm, with permanent roles being much less in supply in the second half…
Managing your manager, or “managing upwards”, is one of the most important things to achieve in the workplace. This applies in both private sector and public sector jobs. It involves thinking like a manager to figure out how your manager behaves and their likes and dislikes. You can then effectively…
Stress is becoming a bigger issue in the workplace as people in roles such as civil service jobs work harder in the tough economic climate.
But with Christmas coming up, there is a potential spell of respite for workers in need of it as the festive period gives the…
