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Supporting Parliamentary Staff – Caring for Dependants/Home-Schooling
As the Government announce that employers can use the furlough scheme for employees who have caring responsibilities (including those unable to work, or working reduced hours, due to home-schooling or childcare facilites being closed), support is also available to MPs...
Constituency Caseworker for Simon Baynes MP (Clwyd South)
Location: Constituency Office (Ruabon) Salary: £21,529 Job Details Simon Baynes, MP for Clwyd South, is recruiting for a Constituency Caseworker. The role is full time (40 hours) based in the constituency office in Ruabon, but due to the present circumstances the role...
EXPERIENCED CASEWORKERS NEEDED FOR CONSERVATIVE MPs
Fixed term contracts (possibility to be made permanent) Full time & Part time (Multiple positions available) We are recruiting on behalf of a number of MPs, who are looking for experienced casework staff able to take on initial fixed term contracts until 31st...
Office Manager (Maternity Cover) for Alicia Kearns MP
Alicia Kearns MP is looking to recruit an experienced Office Manager to cover maternity leave from January until end August 2021. Ideally, the right candidate will have recent experience in a similar role working for an MP. The successful candidate will be...
Remote Staff Induction
It can be difficult knowing how to best induct new staff remotely. Read our guide with lots of tips; drawing on from years of experience working as a remote Parliamentary team. Remote Staff Induction Guide If you haven't yet hired the new staff you need, do get in...
Caseworker welfare – how the role has changed
As someone who has been around for a while (coming up to 14 years) I have seen first-hand just how much the roles of Parliamentary staff have changed in recent years. Not just in the way the work arrives (the inevitable shift towards digital rather than traditional...
What staff do you need – and what to do if you’ve got it wrong.
It’s very easy, as a new MP, to recruit in a rush. There is an urgent need to ‘hit the ground running’ and the inbox fills up pretty fast. With such a small team, most MPs usually try to recruit someone they have known previously...
Team – How Does it Work for You?
There are infinite blogs and ‘how to’ columns out there on teams and how they work. Many are angled almost entirely at a corporate level; teams who are raising a company’s income, beating a monthly financial high, and all that. But what’s it like in Parliament? The...
Modernising Employment Practice in Parliamentary Offices
I consider myself very lucky to have spent my time in Parliament working in an office that not only abides by modern employment practices but is led by a boss who cares deeply about the happiness and well-being of his staff. By someone who values and understands the...
Appraisal and supervision – the importance of both and knowing the difference
The majority of MP's offices are very busy, often to the point of overwhelm. Deadlines are a constant and they get routinely moved up and down the list depending on things happening nationally and in the House. Bottom of the list for an MP are often staff supervision...
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