Public sector
Public sector workers to receive largest pay rise in years
Teachers and police officers will receive the biggest pay rises in six years, the government will announce next week
Landmark pensions ruling opens doors for other public sector claims
A woman has won the right to access her late partner’s military pension in a landmark Court of Appeal ruling....
MoD vows to tackle harassment and bullying in the armed forces
New measures to stamp out the discrimination, bullying and sexual harassment in some areas of the armed forces have been...
Telecoms giant awaits verdict on top executives in staff suicides case
A trial of senior executives could lead to jail sentences over a wave of suicides as employees suffered appalling levels of workplace stress
‘HR department’ needed to tackle bullying in Parliament
The House of Commons is in need of an HR department to help stamp out the bullying and harassment that many MPs’ staff experience.
Government promises better wellbeing support for frontline police officers
The government has announced plans to improve wellbeing for frontline police.
Boris Johnson pledges to ‘fix’ pension tax allowance rules
Tory leadership front runner Boris Johnson has vowed to “fix” the pension rules that have led to NHS consultants finding...
Technical qualifications to be revamped to boost uptake
Level 4 and 5 qualifications are to become Higher Technical Qualifications under new proposals.
Police lack resources to do their job, ex-chiefs warn
Police resources have been “drained to dangerously low levels”, contributing to feelings of “lawlessness” in some areas of Britain, five...
Hunt threatens to cancel civil servants’ August annual leave
Conservative leadership contender Jeremy Hunt has threatened to cancel all August annual leave across the civil service in order to...
Landmark public sector pension ruling confirmed
A landmark ruling that pension reforms discriminated against younger workers has been confirmed - with huge ramifications for the public sector
Junior doctors’ pay to increase after accepting new contract
NHS junior doctors have accepted a deal which will see annual pay increases of 2% for four years, ending the...
Top jobs dominated by privately educated and Oxbridge graduates
Employers should collect and monitor data on the socio-economic background of their staff, it has been recommended, after a report...
How businesses can support the NHS and help employees
Businesses should take a more proactive approach to their employees' health and help take the strain off the NHS.
Eight per cent of NHS staff sexually harassed in past year
Only a fifth of NHS staff say their employer has implemented a sexual harassment policy, indicating that workers believe it...
