Public sector

Junior doctors strike to coincide with consultants' walkouts and strike mandate is extended to the end of February 2024.

Police officers guilty of gross misconduct or who fail vetting checks will be automatically dismissed, the government has announced.

Black applicants faced a 60% higher rejection rate than white candidates, according to Freedom of Information requests.

Civil servant Christine Rodgers was described as "manipulative" and "hypersensitive" at a Leeds tribunal.

If the NHS workforce plan goes as pledged, one in 11 employees in England will work for the health service.

A union body has urged the government to devise a social care and childcare workforce strategy to improve pay, conditions and progression.

A man who worked for the HM Prison and Probation Service has secured a financial settlement from his former employer after racial abuse.

Doctors are to receive updated guidelines from the General Medical Council on what constitutes workplace sexual harassment.

Whistleblowing protections should be strengthened to prevent the bullying of NHS staff who raise concerns about safety, a union has said.

There have been calls for hospital bosses to be investigated for corporate manslaughter after they ignored concerns.

A specialist doctors committee that forms part of the British Medical Association could also vote for strike action.

Unions have warned workers' health is at risk, as government buildings experience sewage leaks, legionella and insect infestations.

Many female tech leaders feel that the growth of women entering tech remains stunted because of significant barriers of access to the sector.

Junior doctors in Scotland have accepted the latest pay deal from the Scottish government, ending their industrial dispute.

Real-terms pay has plummeted in the public sector, says the Resolution Foundation, fuelling strikes.