Public sector

Royal College of Nursing warns Darlington hospital that its policy on single-sex spaces is unlawful, but the policy remains in place.

Nurses, midwives and numerous other workers across NHS Scotland have accepted a two-year 8.2% pay deal.

Teacher and union rep awarded £370,000 after head teacher unfairly dismissed her in ‘revenge’ for her opposing lesson observations plan.

The government plans to cut the number of civil service roles in London by 12,000, closing 11 offices in the...

Three-quarters of healthcare workers (76%) prioritise access to mental health support when evaluating job opportunities, a poll has argued.
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Nurses could be set to strike this summer as the Royal College of Nursing accuses the government of ‘insulting’ the profession.

NHS trusts planning clinical and non-clinical job cuts as they attempt to balance the books to wipe out a £7bn financial shortfall.

NHS worker awarded £29,000 by employment tribunal after being assigned Darth Vader personality type in Star Wars-themed Myers-Briggs exercise.

Staff at 10 Reform councils in face ban on working from home after Nigel Farage said he would set up ‘efficiency’ units in each authority.

Nearly two-thirds (65%) of school leaders and head teachers say their mental health has been harmed in the previous 12...

Resident doctors in England have announced dates for a ballot for renewed strikes and industrial action over pay.

NHS Lothian has apologised to staff in its maternity care unit after an investigation uncovered a toxic workplace culture.

Hundreds of workers at the energy regulator Ofgem are being balloted over strike action in a dispute over pay and jobs.

The talks represent Acas’s first major involvement in attempts to end the full strike since it started, on 11 March.

Public sector workers including teachers and nurses could be in line for a pay rise of up to 4% in the next financial year.