Local authorities

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

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.

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

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.

The talks represent Acas’s first major involvement in attempts to end the full strike since it started, on 11 March.

The Metropolitan Police is to cut more than 1,700 officers and staff across serious organised crime, forensics, historic crime, mounted...

Birmingham City Council declares major incident amid ongoing strikes by bin workers, which have led to 17,000 tonnes of uncollected waste.

Around 400 women are to join an equal pay claim against Barnet Council in London, according to the GMB union.

More than 350 bin workers based in the city of Birmingham have begun strike action over a pay dispute.

The situation at South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) is described as “nuttier than a squirrel’s brunch”

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.

A woman who was referred to as a ‘sour and bitter individual’ has won her case at the Employment Appeal Tribunal.

Highland Council officers are facing questions over how payroll overpayments have been allowed to stretch to over £600,000.

Judges commended the health department's courageous decision to eliminate reliance on agency staff, significantly reducing costs.

The government has decided to allow a local authority to proceed with its four-day working week arrangement.