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220 job vacancies at Cheshire East Council as 7.5% posts unfilled

220 job vacancies at Cheshire East Council as 7.5% posts unfilled

By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has 220 job vacancies – nearly 7.5% of its posts unfilled.

The council declined to comment on what impact the vacancies are having on services.

August 30, 2022
FEATURE: How to improve skills of your workforce and boost productivity

FEATURE: How to improve skills of your workforce and boost productivity

Recruiting, training, and retaining quality employees can be a challenge for any organisation.

In addition to the strain it places on your resources, a shortage of skilled workers can have detrimental effects on your business.

June 22, 2022
British Airways workers hold protest in Nantwich town centre

British Airways workers hold protest in Nantwich town centre

Local British Airways workers gathered in Nantwich to protest over the company’s bid to fire its workforce and rehire those who “survive on inferior contracts”.

Staff and Union chiefs from Unite called on Crewe & Nantwich MP Kieran Mullan’s support in fighting the company’s plan.

July 30, 2020
Agency staff increases Leighton Hospital pay by nearly £2 million

Agency staff increases Leighton Hospital pay by nearly £2 million

By Stephen Topping, local democracy reporter
The need for agency staff has contributed to Leighton Hospital bosses forking out almost £2 million more on pay than they expected so far this year.

Directors at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which also runs Victoria Infirmary in Northwich and Elmhurst in Winsford, were given the trust’s latest financial figures 2018-19 at a meeting this week.

January 9, 2019
Drop in workplace sickness welcomed by Nantwich health experts

Drop in workplace sickness welcomed by Nantwich health experts

Health and wellbeing specialists in Nantwich have welcomed a fall in the number of days taken off sick by the country’s workforce.

Office of National Statistics say absence days are at a record low after dropping from an average of 7.2 to 4.3 days a year per worker since records began in 1993.

May 21, 2017