Public sector

Venkatakrishnan said that, while the government needed to restrict rising public sector wages, the inflationary impact of pay rises was an issue across the UK economy.

University and College Union members across the UK to vote in strike ballot after employers refused to increase their 1.4% pay offer.

People from working class backgrounds are no more likely to become doctors now than they were in the 1960s, according to new research on social mobility.

Better NHS pay important to improve retention, according to research by University of Leicester and University College London.

NHS trusts in England have been ranked in a ‘pioneering’ new system of league tables covering acute, non-acute and ambulance trusts.

With the Recruitment and Employment Confederation urging the government to rethink its proposed ban on agency staff working in the...

DWP announces funding for Connect to Work to deliver tailored support to over 85,000 people in 15 areas of England.

Sandie Peggie has launched fresh legal action in the employment tribunal against NHS Fife and three senior managers.

Officers win sex discrimination case after Police Scotland removed them from firearms unit for taking selfie with pop star Tallia Storm.

Senior council members accused Mr Trevaskis of ‘scaremongering’ and he was warned by the council leader not to send similar emails again.

A public sector four-day working week trial in Scotland has seen an increase in productivity and improvements in staff well-being.

EHRC takes regulatory action against 19 organisations that have policies on single-sex spaces that misrepresent equality law.

BMA survey of disabled and neurodivergent doctors suggests ableism more prevalent in medical profession than in wider society.

Jobs board Indeed has launched a new platform aimed at healthcare professionals as research reveals that 92% have experienced burnout.

There were 20,519 health and care worker visas granted to main applicants in the year ending June 2025.