Public Sector
New database saves Swindon Council £8,000 per year
Swindon Borough Council has launched a bespoke database system for their Supporting People department, which manages local government funding for vulnerable adults. After several months of testing, the system went live in December 2011. ... More »
DON’T STOP ME NOW – Queen music is the Nation’s top feel good tune
A YouGov poll shows that Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now is the nation’s favourite feel-good song with nearly two fifths of people (39%) selecting it, making it the UK’s number one uplifting tune. The poll being published today by Samaritans coincides with the launch of their new fundraising day, Feel Good Friday. People chose their favourite feel good songs from a list of 40 popular tunes. After Queen, the top five feel-good songs were: Abba’s Dancing Queen (31%), The Monkees’ Daydream Believer (25%), Katrina and the Waves’ Walking on Sunshine (23.35%) and I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor (23.28%).... More »
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Council staff reject government’s latest pension plan proposal
Another group of public sector workers has rejected the government's plans to change their pension scheme. Leaders of the Unite trade union have rejected changes to the local government pension scheme. ... More »
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