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    Nurse left out of tea round wins constructive dismissal claim

    by Jo Faragher 28 Feb 2025
    by Jo Faragher 28 Feb 2025

    A nurse who was deliberately left out of a tea round and was consistently ignored by a colleague has won £41,000 for constructive dismissal.

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    Unfairly dismissed Edinburgh professor awarded £1m

    by Rob Moss 26 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 26 Feb 2025

    Engineering professor unfairly dismissed by the University of Edinburgh awarded more than £1m after a 13-year legal battle.

    • Hybrid working
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    Civil service boss: three days in office is ‘about right’

    by Jo Faragher 26 Feb 2025
    by Jo Faragher 26 Feb 2025

    Sir Chris Wormald, head of the civil service, has told MPs that he thinks a requirement to spend three days a week in the office is ‘about right’.

    • Hybrid working
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    Civil servants say three days in office reduces productivity

    by Rob Moss 25 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 25 Feb 2025

    FDA survey of civil servants' hybrid working arrangements shows almost two-thirds believe three days in the office is damaging productivity.

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    Musk demands US government workers ‘list accomplishments’

    by Jo Faragher 24 Feb 2025
    by Jo Faragher 24 Feb 2025

    US government workers have been asked to list their accomplishments for the past week or resign as part of a new efficiency drive led by Elon Musk.

    • NHS
    • Data protection
    • Discipline and grievances

    GMC ‘erases’ records on doctors who change gender

    by Jo Faragher 21 Feb 2025
    by Jo Faragher 21 Feb 2025

    Health secretary Wes Streeting has called a decision by the General Medical Council to erase the disciplinary record of doctors who have changed gender ‘extremely concerning’.

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    • Age
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    Early careers NHS staff increasingly unhappy at work

    by Rob Moss 20 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 20 Feb 2025

    NHS clinical staff in their early careers have become more stressed and unhappy over the past decade, according to analysyis of staff surveys.

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    Army inquest hears of widespread sexual harassment claims

    by Jo Faragher 19 Feb 2025
    by Jo Faragher 19 Feb 2025

    The head of the British Army has condemned the ‘appalling and shameful behaviour’ of officers after more than 1,000 women shared stories of abuse and sexual harassment.

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    Fall of Kabul whistleblower wins unfair dismissal case

    by Jo Faragher 19 Feb 2025
    by Jo Faragher 19 Feb 2025

    A civil servant who blew the whistle on the UK’s withdrawal from Afghanistan has won a case for unfair dismissal against the Foreign Office.

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    Scottish workers enjoy UK’s biggest public sector pay rises

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 18 Feb 2025
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 18 Feb 2025

    Scottish workers are awarded the biggest pay increases in the public sector, outstripping the rest of the UK.

    • Constructive dismissal
    • NHS
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    Countess of Chester NHS chair resigns after damning tribunal findings

    by Jo Faragher 17 Feb 2025
    by Jo Faragher 17 Feb 2025

    The chairman of the Countess of Chester hospital has resigned after a tribunal found that he and others had ‘conspired’ to oust the trust’s chief executive, Dr Susan Gilby.

    • Case law
    • Education
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    Free speech: Kristie Higgs triumphs at Court of Appeal

    by Rob Moss 12 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 12 Feb 2025

    Christian school assistant sacked after sharing Facebook posts her employer deemed trans- and homophobic wins case at the Court of Appeal.

    • Case law
    • Police
    • Employment law

    Met Police cannot dismiss by vetting withdrawal

    by Rob Moss 11 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 11 Feb 2025

    Metropolitan Police cannot dismiss officers or staff it deems unsuitable as a result of removal of their vetting clearance, High Court rules.

    • Fit for Work
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    • Occupational Health

    Health professionals urged to prioritise work as a health outcome

    by Nic Paton 7 Feb 2025
    by Nic Paton 7 Feb 2025

    Health professionals are being urged to adopt five key principles designed to embed, and promote, the idea that access to...

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    Bin workers strike over pay in Birmingham

    by Zoe Wickens 4 Feb 2025
    by Zoe Wickens 4 Feb 2025

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

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