Local authorities

MP Lee Rowley has formally asked South Cambridgeshire District Council to end its four-day week trial 'immediately'.

Birmingham City Council has been hit with at least at £650 million bill to settle equal pay claims.

Bedford Borough Council's digital transformation programme saw it move from paper-based processes to a smoother and more cost-efficient experience.

Government plans to halve the amount of social care workforce funding have been criticised by the care sector.

Unions representing public sector workers have reacted angrily to today’s Spring Budget, with Unite calling it a “budget of betrayal”....

The Unite union has urged its members who work for councils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland to reject the...

A survey has revealed that UK businesses strongly support health and safety regulations, highlighting fears over the impact of the Retained EU Law Bill.

For years, HR teams in public services have been used to managing long-term contracts with outsourcing companies. But as citizens...

Firefighters across the UK have voted to walk out in a dispute about pay, in the first national strikes in...

The Disclosure and Barring Service has published a care worker recruitment toolkit to help social care employers gather sufficient employment...

The Welsh government has been criticised over its hybrid working policy as it has been reported that only one in 10 staff are working in the office every day.

With daily news of strikes and disputes over pay, it’s a tough time to be in public sector HR at...

Major employers have highlighted the need for organisations to ‘personalise’ jobs and ensure they offer purposeful work to retain talent,...

A local council in Wales has been urged to improve its sickness absence levels after recording what has been described as a “shocking” absence rate.

Glasgow City Council has announced it will start offering paid leave to employees who miscarry.