A nurse who was deliberately left out of a tea round and was consistently ignored by a colleague has won £41,000 for constructive dismissal.
Public sector
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Engineering professor unfairly dismissed by the University of Edinburgh awarded more than £1m after a 13-year legal battle.
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Sir Chris Wormald, head of the civil service, has told MPs that he thinks a requirement to spend three days a week in the office is ‘about right’.
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FDA survey of civil servants' hybrid working arrangements shows almost two-thirds believe three days in the office is damaging productivity.
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US government workers have been asked to list their accomplishments for the past week or resign as part of a new efficiency drive led by Elon Musk.
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Health secretary Wes Streeting has called a decision by the General Medical Council to erase the disciplinary record of doctors who have changed gender ‘extremely concerning’.
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The head of the British Army has condemned the ‘appalling and shameful behaviour’ of officers after more than 1,000 women shared stories of abuse and sexual harassment.
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A civil servant who blew the whistle on the UK’s withdrawal from Afghanistan has won a case for unfair dismissal against the Foreign Office.
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Scottish workers are awarded the biggest pay increases in the public sector, outstripping the rest of the UK.
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The chairman of the Countess of Chester hospital has resigned after a tribunal found that he and others had ‘conspired’ to oust the trust’s chief executive, Dr Susan Gilby.
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Christian school assistant sacked after sharing Facebook posts her employer deemed trans- and homophobic wins case at the Court of Appeal.
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Metropolitan Police cannot dismiss officers or staff it deems unsuitable as a result of removal of their vetting clearance, High Court rules.
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Health professionals are being urged to adopt five key principles designed to embed, and promote, the idea that access to...
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More than 350 bin workers based in the city of Birmingham have begun strike action over a pay dispute.