One of our longest running and most popular productions, ‘Public Sector HR Podcast‘ today released show #026 - it was recorded at the recent 2010 PPMA Conference, which was held in London for the first time ever this year.
The conference theme was ‘The Global Skills Race’ which, despite forecasters predictions of major downsizing in [...]

The Public Sector HR Podcast show #021 was released recently and looks at whether the workforce of today is mentally tough enough to face the challenges ahead. It also investigates if we are more or less, mentally resilient than the workforces of 50 years ago?
Dr Peter Clough, Head of Psychology at the University of Hull and Doug [...]

Public Sector HR Podcast show #020 was released recently and features an interview with Jackie Orme who became CEO of the CIPD just over a year ago. I chat with her to find out what she’s been up to since taking on this role and also find out about her future plans for the organisation.

Jackie [...]

Public Sector HR Podcast show #019 was released recently with a focus on Recruiting Social Workers.

Recruiting and retaining social workers has been a big challenge for a lot of authorities for many years. High profile cases like Baby P have not helped to attract new people into the profession, which is why the government recently announced [...]

Public Sector HR Podcast show #018 was released last week, with a special show recorded at the recent PPMA Conference in Manchester.

The theme of the conference was Purpose, Passion and Performance with a focus on how to drive an organisation through the downturn and into the future. There was a wide variety of speakers, from a range of [...]

Public Sector HR Podcast show #017 was released recently with a focus on Apprenticeships.

This month’s show looks at apprenticeships from a number of different perspectives. We hear from the Government department responsible for apprenticeships, the newly set up National Apprenticeship Service, an employer who has recruited over 100 apprentices in 100 days and two ‘Apprentices of [...]

Public Sector HR Podcast show #016 was released recently with a focus on Insourcing.

As the recession bites, much has been reported about the strong demand for outsourcing and as a consequence, profits of some of the bigger providers have soared. But according to research recently carried out by the Association of Public Service Excellence, many local authorities [...]