Public sector

Absence due to industrial action in England's NHS trusts declines by around 30% from March to July 2023, according to official statistics.

Labour said its policy for police detective recruitment includes hiring those with relevant experience directly from industry.

Teachers in England in the NEU will not go on strike in the autumn term, after they accepted the government's pay deal for 2023-24.

A nurse may have been entitled to a more favourable redundancy payment under NHS Agenda for Change terms, the EAT suggests.

The £600m funding will include a £570m workforce fund over two years, distributed to local authorities, and £30m funding for local authorities in the most challenged health systems.

The British Medical Association announces a fifth strike by junior doctors after government continues to refuse to negotiate.

UK's second largest police force postpones beard ban for the second time after feedback from officer representatives.

The new president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists has said institutional racism “is a stain” on the NHS, and...

GPs could stage industrial action after survey showed a majority of surgery partners in England would support walk-outs.

Homosexuality was decriminalised in the UK in 1967 but a ban continued in the armed forces until an ECHR ruling in 2000.

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.

The scepticism about the benefits of professional apprenticeships in the health service reveals an outdated perspective, argues Nichola Hay.

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.

The NASUWT has voted in favour of further teaching strikes or industrial action in the autumn.

New Adjustments Passport aim to fort to support hundreds of sick and disabled leavers from the Armed Forces to start and stay in employment.