Police Scotland staff have rejected a pay offer and some are ‘working to rule’ until a better offer is forthcoming.
Jo Faragher

Jo Faragher
Jo Faragher has been an employment and business journalist for 20 years. She regularly contributes to Personnel Today and writes features for a number of national business and membership magazines. Jo is also the author of 'Good Work, Great Technology', published in 2022 by Clink Street Publishing, charting the relationship between effective workplace technology and productive and happy employees. She won the Willis Towers Watson HR journalist of the year award in 2015 and has been highly commended twice.
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The first official pilot of a four-day week under the Labour government begins today (4 November), with a view to presenting the findings next summer.
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A US election win for Kamala Harris would have a positive impact on women in UK workplaces, according to new research.
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Charity trustees could soon be protected from whistleblowing detriment after a landmark case at the Employment Appeal Tribunal.
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A reality TV star who worked for EE has lost an unfair dismissal claim against his former employer.
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Workers at Amazon's AWS unit have written to their CEO urging for a reversal of its full-time return to office policy.
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed there will be a rise in employers’ national insurance contributions to 15%, a lower figure...
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The government will introduce legislation to change who has responsibility for tax and national insurance liabilities when an employee uses an umbrella company.
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Tesco in Northern Ireland has settled a sexual harassment case brought by a former personal shopper for £45,000.
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Plans to introduce a ‘pot for life’ for employee pensions will no longer go ahead, according to the Department for...
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Hybrid working has led to a boom in ‘active commuting’, according to a survey by International Workplace Group.
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Uber Eats drivers for McDonald’s in Northern Ireland have been exposed to discrimination, bullying and exploitation, according to the Worker Info Exchange.
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With the Treasury reportedly considering an increase in National Insurance contributions for employers in the upcoming Budget, what does this mean for HR?
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A father has won more than £20,000 in a claim for sex-based harassment after his colleagues ‘gossiped’ about him working flexible hours.
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Living Wage rate 2024-25: The rate recommended by the Living Wage Foundation has gone up to £12.60 across the UK, and £13.85 in London.