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COVID-19: LGA/NARE workforce updates

Information and guidance from National Association of Regional Employers (NARE) and the LGA on COVID-19 workforce issues.


The LGA has met with NARE weekly since March to discuss the key issues facing council’s workforces. This page holds the information and guidance issued to NARE to keep councils and partners up to date with the key workforce issues during the pandemic.

You can download the most recent issues in pdf format below. Older issues are available upon request, please email [email protected].

LGA NARE Workforce update issue 16 - 14 August 2020 COVER
LGA/NARE workforce update issue 16
14 August 2020
A screen shot of a LGA/NARE workforce update pdf
LGA/NARE workforce update issue 15
13 August 2020
A screen shot of a LGA/NARE workforce update pdf
LGA/NARE workforce update issue 14
31 July 2020
A screen shot of a LGA/NARE workforce update pdf
LGA/NARE workforce update issue 13
17 July 2020
A screen shot of a LGA/NARE workforce update pdf
LGA/NARE workforce update issue 12
3 July 2020

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COVID-19: workforce

Information and guidance for the local government workforce in England and Wales relating to government guidelines, employee safety and wellbeing, developing new ways of working and more.

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Workforce and HR support

We work with councils and their partners to help create a workforce able to respond to major changes within the public sector. The workforce team help councils develop a flexible and productive workforce, ensure affordable and flexible pay, reward and conditions system for local government.

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