Local government staff in England and Wales are voting on whether to take strike action over pay in a six-week balloting process.
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A public services workforce commission that would bring together unions, employers and academics to fix the UK's ‘broken public realm’ has been proposed.
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People in parts of England will soon be able to get blood pressure checks at their dentist or optician under...
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Britons are increasingly feeling they have to set money aside to pay for private healthcare because the NHS will not...
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Priscilla Wong, head of occupational health at the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) examines how occupational health policies and interventions for...
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A new Royal College of Nursing (RCN) report has claimed that two-thirds of migrant nursing staff are considering leaving the UK because of the cost of living.
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Personnel Today asks whether the new wage threshold and dependants ban are working only too well – and may cause lasting damage to health services.
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Teacher who called pupils ‘chattering monkeys’ loses dismissal claim
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherA teacher who was sacked after describing her pupils as ‘chattering monkeys’ has lost a claim for unfair dismissal against her former school.
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The median basic pay award for the quarter from May to July this year has fallen to 4.5%, according to new figures.
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The NHS’s ‘soups and shakes’ programme has helped nearly a third of participants in England to put their type 2...
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Nearly half of GP surgeries in England are taking part in industrial action over funding for the first time in 60 years, a survey has found.
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Former head sent a trainee who was in her first year of teaching at a junior school in King’s Lynn, Norfolk countless messages from the school’s social media accounts.
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BBC asks Huw Edward to return £200,000 in salary received after his arrest, as it launches independent review of its workplace culture.
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Muslim health workers have been subject to an increase in racist abuse since the start of the far right-inspired riots last week.
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The government’s decision to repeal the Strikes Act 2023 has gained widespread support from unions and trade bodies.