Proud of our history and ready to change for the future


North West Employers has been around for a long time, so we are not a quango or new organisation. Our journey began almost 100 years ago when representatives from 22 boroughs in Lancashire and Cheshire joined together to deal with applications for wage increases for their workers. This set a precedent for collaborative working on people matters that laid the foundations for the organisation we are today.


Our role was formalised, years later when we officially became an ‘Employers' Organisation’ certified as part of the 1974 Trade Union and Labour Relations Act. From that point on, we have grown and evolved our services in line with the needs of our member authorities and other public service providers in the region.


North West Employers exists to help organisations deliver effective public services with and for local people that reflect their priorities. We believe that a highly motivated, productive workforce, and skilled and supported Councillors are the key to making this happen.


North West Employers provides a network of support, advice and consultancy services for all kinds of people matters, from human resources policy and practice, support to councillors through to leadership and management development.


Working for you


We pride ourselves on being a membership organisation– owned by the Local Authorities in the North West, working for the authorities in the North West. We are accountable to our member authorities, each member appointing a councillor representative and our work is led by an Executive Board of 17 senior councillors on behalf of all the North West authorities. See our Executive Board members for 2010/2011 on page 18.


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