The objects of the Northwest Local Authorities Employers Organisation are:

To provide information, advice and direct assistance to constituents on the human resource and general management issues they face.

To promote best practice in Employee Relations and Training and Development.

To capitalise on our regional position by co-ordinating and administering networks which reflect human resource and management issues of concern to local government in the North West and by identifying opportunities for joint working with agencies representing North West Local Government.

To carry out tasks on behalf of the national Employers Organisation and the Improvement and Development Agency.

To represent the interests of local authorities as employers on the North Western Joint Regional Council for Local Government Services.