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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.
All of the information below is updated regularly to reflect changes to government guidance (England and Wales) and emerging good practice. Local government employers should check these pages for the latest information and advice and follow us on Twitter on @LGAComms and @LGAWorkforce.
Workforce advice and guidance
COVID-19 update: workplace safety in stage 4: information for local authority employers as the COVID-19 restrictions are removed from Monday 19 July 2021
National Joint Council circulars: guidance for employers related to COVID-19
LGA workforce update: job retention scheme
LGA COVID-19 workforce summary reports: a series of bi-weekly surveys collecting key workforce capacity and planning data relating to COVID-19
LGA workforce guidance: Government guidance on safe working
COVID-19 schools guidance – a roundup of information relating to workforce issues in schools during the coronavirus
The National Joint Council for Fire and Rescue Services agreements on COVID-19 support work
Wellbeing
Managing the wellbeing of frontline staff during COVID-19
Managing the wellbeing of social care staff during COVID-19
Managing the wellbeing of remote working during COVID-19
Managing the wellbeing of furloughed staff during COVID-19
NEOST workforce wellbeing guide for schools and trusts during COVID-19
Supporting emotional resilience and wellbeing
Wellbeing and managing musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions
Supporting employees on domestic abuse
Social Care
COVID-19 Social Work Together Campaign: provides a pool of returning social workers to support the local response to COVID-19
COVID-19 adult social care and support
Helplines for social care staff
COVID-19 Senior Officer support
COVID-19 support for your role
Coaching and mentoring for senior officers during COVID-19: LGA and Solace have developed a programme of coaching a mentoring aimed at Chief Executives, Directors and professional working directly on managing the response to COVID-19
New ways of working
- Developing hybrid working in local government: resources for developing new ways of working after COVID-19
- ‘React, Respond, Renew’ – workforce COVID-19 response: a summary and reflections of how COVID-19 initially affected the local government workforce