Essex County Council's decision last week to axe up to 275 middle management posts - roughly a sixth of its line manager population - has highlighted the pressure on the public sector to reduce costs ahead of the inevitable funding cuts that lie ahead.
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A police HR chief has defended putting new officer recruits on waiting lists to start their jobs – despite some...
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NHS Discounts, which provides employee benefits to 800,000 NHS staff across the UK, has branched out to support patients as...
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Five civil service unions accepted controversial government changes to the compensation scheme for workers made redundant because they believe the...
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Employers may have to reassess their policy on employing reservists following a recent tribunal case involving a Territorial Army soldier...
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A bullied NHS manager who suffered a nervous breakdown has been awarded £150,000 in compensation, after the union Unison took...
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One in five soldiers is not fit for front-line duty; nearly 5,000 officers and soldiers cannot be deployed for combat...
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Thousands of successful police applicants are waiting to start their jobs as forces implement recruitment freezes, it has emerged. The...
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O’Neill v Buckinghamshire County Council
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Ms O’Neill was a primary school teacher. The facts are convoluted, but following various... -
A Civil Service strike is looming after the Cabinet Office yesterday confirmed plans to overhaul its compensation scheme for workers...
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Coventry City Council’s 40 part-time youth workers are to walk out on 5 February, affecting 22 youth clubs.This will be...
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The Home Office and senior police officers are today discussing a radical overhaul of working practices that could see police...
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Civil service boss Gus O’Donnell has urged PCS members not to strike over plans to cut workers’ redundancy packages –...
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More than 1,000 people have joined an online campaign calling on police chiefs to scrap a plan to reduce the...
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HR chiefs have called on sector skills councils to develop more industry-tailored online training and development tools for employees. It...