Leaders At Work: making the councillor life possible (LGiU)

This increasingly sophisticated and challenging role demands a wide range of skills. It also demands that councillors understand and closely reflect the communities they serve. Yet currently, the average councillor is white, male and middle-aged.

This pamphlet, produced jointly by the LGIU and Business in the Community (BITC), looks a one of the biggest barriers that prevents people from standing as councillors - how to balance the many time consuming demands of councillor life with an independent working life. It examines existing legislation governing the relationship between employers and employees, identifies a range of best practice and suggests a number of improvements that could be made to the current system.

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