Homosexuality was decriminalised in the UK in 1967 but a ban continued in the armed forces until an ECHR ruling in 2000.
Public sector
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The Police Federation will not appeal a recent tribunal decision finding it had discriminated against officers who sought justice after being moved to an inferior pension scheme.
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The scepticism about the benefits of professional apprenticeships in the health service reveals an outdated perspective, argues Nichola Hay.
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The prime minister is set to approve pay rises of 6-6.5% for public sector workers including teachers, police, prison officers and junior doctors.
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The NASUWT has voted in favour of further teaching strikes or industrial action in the autumn.
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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.
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A strike involving junior doctors and doctors in training in Scotland has been suspended after the British Medical Association and...
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Radiographers to strike at many NHS trusts in England, days after junior and senior doctors walk out in their dispute over pay.
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A new approach is needed to tackle high levels of burnout among healthcare workers, including better use of occupational health...
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The Liberal Democrats have said that care workers' pay needed to be brought up to at least £11.50 with immediate effect and be set at £12.42 from April 2024.
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The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by a police officer over whether his decision to use force was gross misconduct.
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Senior doctors and dentists in Scotland will receive a 6% pay increase, as the Scottish Government accepts the recommendations of the independent Doctors and Dentists Pay Review Body.
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One in five doctors with long Covid has been forced to stop working because of the severity of their symptoms, according to a British Medical Association report.
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Four out of 10 doctors feel unable to cope with their workload each week and a quarter are at "high risk" of burnout, the GMC has warned.
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MP Lee Rowley has formally asked South Cambridgeshire District Council to end its four-day week trial 'immediately'.