Tight budgets mean more pressure on staff, so cutting training to save cash is not the answer - there are cost-effective ways to improve skills

More must be done to tackle charity bag theft – it's costing the sector millions and denting public confidence

Public sector managers need to make sure employees understand the financial implications of the pensions bill, explains Lauren Peters

The government appears shocked and in disarray over the reaction to the draft national planning policy framework

A study into the action taken by the public sector to reduce 'people costs' fails to take account of the pace at which they are having to be made, says Martin Rayson

Only local authorities can commission a service which will meet the specific needs of their unemployed communities