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    Connect to Work scheme to benefit 15 areas with £338m funding

    by Rob Moss 4 Sep 2025
    by Rob Moss 4 Sep 2025

    DWP announces funding for Connect to Work to deliver tailored support to over 85,000 people in 15 areas of England.

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    Council clerk sacked after trying to ensure his employer was insured

    by Adam McCulloch 29 Aug 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 29 Aug 2025

    Senior council members accused Mr Trevaskis of ‘scaremongering’ and he was warned by the council leader not to send similar emails again.

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    Immigration: huge fall in health and care worker visas

    by Adam McCulloch 22 Aug 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 22 Aug 2025

    There were 20,519 health and care worker visas granted to main applicants in the year ending June 2025.

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    Personnel Today Awards 2025 shortlist: Excellence in Public Service HR

    by Jo Faragher 22 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 22 Aug 2025

    Public sector organisations stand to gain the most out of innovating their approaches to people management, allowing them to streamline...

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    Council defends suggested alternatives to ‘husband’ and ‘wife’

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Aug 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Aug 2025

    The Royal Borough of Greenwich defends issuing staff with an inclusive language guide which suggests they use ‘spouse’ or ‘partner’ instead.

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    Public sector remote working drops dramatically

    by Jo Faragher 19 Aug 2025
    by Jo Faragher 19 Aug 2025

    There has been a significant drop-off in remote and hybrid working in the public sector, according to data from software company Unit4.

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    Local authority staff absence in Scotland hits record level

    by Adam McCulloch 7 Aug 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Aug 2025

    The Accounts Commission showed the absence rate among non-teacher staff rose to an average of 13.9 days in 2023-24 compared with 10.8 in 2010-11.

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    Southampton City Council reaches equal pay settlement

    by Zoe Wickens 21 Jul 2025
    by Zoe Wickens 21 Jul 2025

    Southampton City Council reaches equal pay settlement with Unison, Unite and GMB trade unions.

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    Man who juggled four council jobs guilty of fraud

    by Rob Moss 18 Jul 2025
    by Rob Moss 18 Jul 2025

    Bryn Howells, who juggled four jobs at councils in west of England, has been found guilty of fraud at Gloucester Crown Court.

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    Healthdaq: Shaking up health and social care recruitment

    by Jo Faragher 11 Jun 2025
    by Jo Faragher 11 Jun 2025

    Healthdaq CEO Stephen McLarnon talks about winning Excellence in Public Service Award in 2024 and his company's work reducing agency worker spend.

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    Birmingham bin workers vote to continue strikes

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Jun 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Jun 2025

    The ballot, which resulted in 97% of workers voting in favour of strike action on a 75% turnout, means strike action could last until December.

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    Union rep teacher awarded £370k for unfair dismissal

    by Rob Moss 15 May 2025
    by Rob Moss 15 May 2025

    Teacher and union rep awarded £370,000 after head teacher unfairly dismissed her in ‘revenge’ for her opposing lesson observations plan.

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    Reform UK councils’ staff face WFH ban

    by Rob Moss 6 May 2025
    by Rob Moss 6 May 2025

    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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    Acas hosts talks to end Birmingham bin strike

    by Adam McCulloch 1 May 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 1 May 2025

    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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    Met Police cuts 1,700 officers and staff in cost-cutting move

    by Adam McCulloch 3 Apr 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 3 Apr 2025

    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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