Local councils may struggle to employ enough staff to run services over the next ten years because a third is due to retire. This warning comes from the New Local Government Network in a report that reveals that authorities are set to lose significantly higher proportions of senior managers over the next decade compared to other areas of the public sector.
Local government employees make up 12.6 per cent of the country’s work force and nearly half of the public sector work force. 

The Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations has proposed that the Government should develop a university for the third sector to harness the talents of many talented graduates now considering the sector as a serious career option.
The third sector is made up of organisations that are not-for-profit and non-government, together with the activities of volunteering and giving which sustain them. 

The 2008 annual survey from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development shows how coaching within organisations has moved beyond being ‘the latest fad’ - to adding real benefits. Coaching is increasingly popular as a means of promoting learning and development. The findings show that almost three-quarters of UK employers currently use coaching in their organisations, compared to 63 per cent in 2007. Some 72 per cent of respondents find coaching to be an effective tool.