Scottish Government plans to shed thousands of public sector jobs to plug a projected annual budget gap of £4.7bn have been described as “implausible” by leading economists.
Scottish councils have been told to make urgent improvements to their workforce planning as concerns over financial sustainability intensify and sickness absence rates reach a record high.
Employees who are satisfied with the way in which their organisation is handling the Covid-19 situation are able to perform 28% better. And during the first wave of coronavirus cases, sixty percent...
Financial performance among health providers has “improved significantly” but the sector is still too reliant on one-off efficiency savings, according to the latest data.
Public sector employment in the UK fell by 132,000 between September and December last year because of housing association reclassification, official figures have shown.
Older workers are still ambitious and eager to learn, but often end up on a slow path to retirement. Employers should tap into their long-developed skills and knowledge
The pace of public sector job cuts is set to quicken to 2018/19, an analysis of government spending plans by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found, with a projected workforce reduction of more...
