“Outdated policies” will be scrapped in a bid to tackle the recruitment crisis facing the armed forces, the defence secretary announces.
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Employment tribunal: British army corporal faced years of racist and sexist abuse without support from her bosses.
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The chancellor has confirmed that millions of public sector workers will get a pay rise this year, following the recommendations of independent pay review bodies.
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A guardsman in the British Army has won a claim of race discrimination and harassment against the Ministry of Defence.
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The British Army has ended its century-old ban on beards, but has outlined several requirements for length and grooming.
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A survey by trade union Prospect has revealed that more than 120 female civil servants have experienced sexual harassment at the Ministry of Defence or public sector defence agency.
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Complaints of bullying by civilian workers at the Ministry of Defence have risen sharply over the past five years, newly...
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Health screening is among the issues preventing the Army's recruitment partner from hitting its hiring targets, MPs have been told.
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A female MoD employee told Prospect that she had experienced her first sexual assault a year after joining the MoD at a social work event.
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The government has told public sector pay review bodies it is vital they consider the 'historic' pay awards that were made this year.
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A misogynistic culture among the RAF’s Red Arrows team led to regular instances of sexual harassment, non-statutory inquiry finds.
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Civil servant Christine Rodgers was described as "manipulative" and "hypersensitive" at a Leeds tribunal.
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Unions have warned workers' health is at risk, as government buildings experience sewage leaks, legionella and insect infestations.
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Homosexuality was decriminalised in the UK in 1967 but a ban continued in the armed forces until an ECHR ruling in 2000.
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New Adjustments Passport aim to fort to support hundreds of sick and disabled leavers from the Armed Forces to start and stay in employment.