Local authorities

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.

Total reward programmes are a huge investment in employees, says Aaron Lloyd, total rewards lead – people services at Birmingham City Council.

Council workers in Scotland to be balloted on industrial action after pay offer rejected by Unison was imposed.

A female firefighter who suffered sexual harassment has successfully sued Avon Fire and Rescue Service for sex discrimination and unfair dismissal.

Local government staff in England and Wales are voting on whether to take strike action over pay in a six-week balloting process.

A public services workforce commission that would bring together unions, employers and academics to fix the UK's ‘broken public realm’ has been proposed.

Muslim health workers have been subject to an increase in racist abuse since the start of the far right-inspired riots last week.

The UK government could follow a Canadian pensions model that would see it consolidating government pension schemes into fewer, larger schemes with a better return.

Gender-critical worker who chose to use the 'preferred pronouns' 'XYChromosomeGuy/ AdultHumanMale' loses claim for belief discrimination.

Skills for Care’s Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care in England warned that the vacancy rate was still three times higher than that of the wider economy.

One of the largest trials of a four-day week in the UK led to greater retention and better productivity, according to the researchers following it.

The GMB union has written to Brighton & Hove City Council to ask how it will resolve equal pay claims.