http://www.communitycare.co.ukRead articles about employment issues from Community Care as soon as they're published.en-gbReed Business Information, 2006Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:26:00 GMT60http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/01/12/117922/should-you-join-the-college-of-social-work.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/01/12/117922/should-you-join-the-college-of-social-work.htmlLast week’s launch of The College of Social Work has posed each of England’s approximately 85,000 social workers with a simple question: to join or not to join? Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:26:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/09/30/117532/new-regulations-for-agency-workers-come-in-tomorrow.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/09/30/117532/new-regulations-for-agency-workers-come-in-tomorrow.htmlThousands of social workers and hundreds of employers will be affected by new regulations for employing agency staff, which come into effect tomorrow. Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/09/20/117476/social-worker-vacancy-rates-down-across-britain.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/09/20/117476/social-worker-vacancy-rates-down-across-britain.htmlSocial worker vacancy rates in councils across Britain have fallen despite the squeeze on recruitment and retention budgets, Community Care can reveal.Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:34:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/09/20/117474/how-one-london-council-turned-round-its-high-vacancy-rate.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/09/20/117474/how-one-london-council-turned-round-its-high-vacancy-rate.htmlRichmond Council has made the biggest improvement in its overall vacancy rate, reducing it from 36% in 2010 to 8%. Cathy Kerr, Richmond's director of adults and community services, explainsTue, 20 Sep 2011 17:08:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/09/19/117475/england-still-has-highest-vacancy-rate-in-the-uk.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/09/19/117475/england-still-has-highest-vacancy-rate-in-the-uk.htmlEngland still has the highest vacancy rate in the UK despite continuing efforts to reform the profession, Community Care can reveal. Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:10:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/06/09/116981/government-should-scrap-employment-schemes-for-disabled-people.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/06/09/116981/government-should-scrap-employment-schemes-for-disabled-people.htmlThe government is to axe sheltered employment settings for disabled people, following a report into the current state of supported employment. Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:54:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/05/31/116905/ask-the-expert-how-can-i-get-a-qualified-social-work-role.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/05/31/116905/ask-the-expert-how-can-i-get-a-qualified-social-work-role.htmlMartin Salter offers advice to a foreign national with limited UK-based statutory experience on finding a qualified social work role during a period of council job shortages. Tue, 31 May 2011 11:06:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/04/14/116674/cuts-strand-disabled-people-without-employment-support.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/04/14/116674/cuts-strand-disabled-people-without-employment-support.htmlDisabled people could be stranded in unemployment because jobs support services are being devastated by local authority spending cuts, a study has found.Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/03/18/116500/tribunal-judge-criticises-gscc-overseas-social-worker-rules.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/03/18/116500/tribunal-judge-criticises-gscc-overseas-social-worker-rules.htmlThe General Social Care Council has been slammed by a tribunal judge over its strict policy on preventing overseas social workers from practising without the right qualifications. Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:53:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/03/16/116480/social-care-workforce-regulation-in-the-uk-explained.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/03/16/116480/social-care-workforce-regulation-in-the-uk-explained.htmlThe divergence in social care policies introduced and proposed by the four home nations is matched by a similarly inconsistent approach to workforce regulation, writes Gordon Carson Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:11:00 GMT