Teacher and union rep awarded £370,000 after head teacher unfairly dismissed her in ‘revenge’ for her opposing lesson observations plan.
Local authorities
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Staff at 10 Reform councils in face ban on working from home after Nigel Farage said he would set up ‘efficiency’ units in each authority.
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The talks represent Acas’s first major involvement in attempts to end the full strike since it started, on 11 March.
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The Metropolitan Police is to cut more than 1,700 officers and staff across serious organised crime, forensics, historic crime, mounted...
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Birmingham City Council declares major incident amid ongoing strikes by bin workers, which have led to 17,000 tonnes of uncollected waste.
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Around 400 women are to join an equal pay claim against Barnet Council in London, according to the GMB union.
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More than 350 bin workers based in the city of Birmingham have begun strike action over a pay dispute.
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The situation at South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) is described as “nuttier than a squirrel’s brunch”
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The government has announced a commission to review the long-term funding of adult social care in England - but proposals are unlikely to emerge before 2028.
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A woman who was referred to as a ‘sour and bitter individual’ has won her case at the Employment Appeal Tribunal.
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Highland Council officers are facing questions over how payroll overpayments have been allowed to stretch to over £600,000.
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Judges commended the health department's courageous decision to eliminate reliance on agency staff, significantly reducing costs.
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The government has decided to allow a local authority to proceed with its four-day working week arrangement.
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Total reward programmes are a huge investment in employees, says Aaron Lloyd, total rewards lead – people services at Birmingham City Council.
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Council workers in Scotland to be balloted on industrial action after pay offer rejected by Unison was imposed.