Public sector

UCU members at Edinburgh University to strike for one day this month and for five days during 'welcome week' in September.

Recruitment drive will see specialist criminal law barristers and solicitors supported back to work for Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

A former worker on railway project High Speed 2 lost his job after accusing management of disguising the true price of the long-delayed railway project.

The rate of sickness absence continued to fall in 2024, with employees losing on average 4.4 days of work per year. 

Nottinghamshire Police commences corporate manslaughter investigation into Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust over maternity care.

Government 's submarine programme to support 30,000 high-skill jobs and double number of apprentice and graduate roles.

The NHS in England spent £1bn less on agency staff during 2024-25, according to figures obtained by the Guardian newspaper....

Health secretary appeals to resident doctors to vote “no” in a strike ballot over pay, saying the public does not support them.

The former call-handler is taking the Met to tribunal for constructive dismissal after it reinstated a colleague she had reported for discriminatory behaviour.

Impact of limiting Level 7 apprenticeship funding to 16 to 21-year-olds will be felt by the NHS, accountancy firms and leadership training.

Government confirms it is “refocusing” funding away from higher level apprenticeships, removing funding for people over 21 years old.

Unions in the public sector have threatened to go on strike despite above-inflation pay rises being announced yesterday.

More teachers could benefit from flexible working thanks to a successful initiative to help improve retention.

Resident doctors (formerly junior doctors) will receive 5.4%, doctors 4% and nurses and other health care staff 3.6%.

Falling public sector productivity could drive up labour costs by more than £5 billion by the end of this decade, a forecast suggests.