Public sector
Passport Office moots return to work as ‘we can’t hide forever’
HM Passport Office staff may soon be urged to return to work in their offices by the government, to the...
Recruitment falls at fastest rate since 2009
Covid-19 has hit recruitment activity hard as permanent and temporary placements both fell at the steepest rates since 2009 with...
Frontline health workers granted visa extension
Home secretary Priti Patel has announced that frontline NHS workers whose visas are due to expire before 1 October will...
Personnel Today Awards 2020 open for entries
Entries have opened for the 2020 Personnel Today Awards, recognising the HR professionals, teams and suppliers that have delivered outstanding...
Airline crew asked to join NHS Nightingale Hospitals initiative
Thousands of EasyJet and Virgin employees have been asked to work at the temporary NHS hospitals.
Met Police asks retired officers to return
The Metropolitan Police Service is calling on retired officers to return to duty and urging those nearing retirement to stay...
Outsourcers pool staff over public sector Covid-19 challenge
Outsourcing giants collaborate in bid to maintain health and prison services.
Doctors on verge of walkout over lack of protective equipment
Doctors and other medical staff are threatening to quit frontline NHS work because they feel there is inadequate safety equipment....
Key workers list published: children can remain at school
The Department for Education last night published a list of key workers whose children will still receive schooling despite the...
NHS invites retired doctors and nurses to return
Senior health officials have called on 65,000 retired NHS doctors and nurses to return to the profession to support the...
UK-wide school closures could be imminent
The Prime Minister has said that decisions will be taken “imminently” on school closures in England after devolved parliaments in...
Budget 2020: Seven things employers may have missed
Given the covid-19 coronavirus has now been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget announcement...
Budget 2020: National living wage to hit 66% median earnings by 2024
The Low Pay Commission has been tasked ensuring that the national living wage reaches two-thirds of median earnings by 2024....
DWP loses 12.5% disability discrimination claims
The Department for Work and Pensions lost one in eight disability discrimination cases brought against it in 2016-19 – more...
Armed forces trial Fortnite-style virtual reality training
The Ministry of Defence is to trial a new virtual reality platform for military personnel in an effort to make...
