Years at the top of local authority social work has earned Penny Thompson the reputation of a troubleshooter. She was...
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PPMA calls for ‘mature discussions’ over public sector pay
Public sector HR leaders have called for “mature discussions” over the salaries paid to senior public servants to ensure that...
A round-up of HR stories in today’s newspapers.One of the UK’s largest hospitals has been forced to shut its emergency...
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Mixed reaction to scheme linking sickness absence to annual pay rises
The move by an NHS trust to refuse annual pay rises to employees who have taken more than 18 days...
Len McCluskey, former head of the Unite union, accepted flights on a private jet arranged by a building company.
by Jo Faragher
Businesses play a crucial role in supporting working parents and carers, especially during the school holidays.
In today’s evolving workplace,...
Hundreds of Liverpool university staff are to stage additional strikes in their dispute over hybrid-working arrangements.
The cutting of 180 occupations from the Skilled Worker visa and the decision to close the Health and Care worker route to overseas workers has come under fire from the House of Lords.
Entries for the Personnel Today Awards 2025, the annual celebration of the very best in HR and L&D, have now closed.
A complaint of maternity discrimination against Manchester-based Bright HR has been upheld by an employment tribunal after a saleswoman said that her request to return to her role after having a baby was greeted with derision.
Women’s rights charity accuses select committees of being ‘openly hostile’ to preferred candidate for chair of equality watchdog.
by Rob Moss
A four-day working week - with no reduction in pay - can have a positive impact on workers’ mental and physical health.
by Jo Faragher
The cutting of 180 occupations from the Skilled Worker visa and the decision to close the Health and Care worker route to overseas workers has come under fire from the House of Lords.
There has been a decline in skills shortage vacancies according to new figures from the Department for Education.
About 550 workers at US company Oscar Mayer in Wrexham had been involved in 200 strike days between September 2024 and April 2025.