Local authorities

Care home staff in England have until Thursday 16 September to receive their first Covid-19 jab.

Boris Johnson’s announcement today that health and social care reform will be funded through a 1.25 percentage point increase in...

A teacher who had been suspected, but not charged, of possessing indecent images of children was fairly dismissed, the Court...

People working in frontline social care roles are undervalued by as much as 39% – nearly £7,000 per year –...

Foster carers are “workers” and have the right to unionise, according to a ruling today by the Court of Appeal....

Staff in care homes with older residents could be required to have a Covid-19 vaccine under government proposals.

More than 200,000 NHS health workers and social care staff in Wales are to receive a £735 bonus from the government.

A third of social care staff have not yet had a Covid-19 vaccine, despite government claims that everyone in the...

Public sector HR may think that IR35 reforms only apply to private sector.

Key workers and people unable to work from home are to receive more frequent Covid-19 testing – even if they are not displaying any symptoms.

Christine McAnea has been elected as the new general secretary of Unison, the UK’s largest trade union.
She is the...

Public sector workers hit by a pay freeze are already paid less than their counterparts in private sector employers, according to a report by the Resolution Foundation.

Unison general secretary Dave Prentis describes Rishi Sunak's spending review as 'austerity, plain and simple,' as unions attack 'divisive' pay freeze.

Public sector pay increases are to be targeted at those who need them most, the chancellor has confirmed.
Delivering his...

Millions of public sector workers in England are likely to see their pay frozen next year, but NHS staff are...