Public sector

Proposed new measures will legally require public bodies procuring for NHS to identify and mitigate risks of modern slavery.

Judges commended the health department's courageous decision to eliminate reliance on agency staff, significantly reducing costs.

NHS Trusts could be banned from using agency workers under tough reforms unveiled by the Department of Health and Social Care.

More than 1,000 jobs could be at risk as the Post Office considers closing branches and restructuring its head office roles.

The government has decided to allow a local authority to proceed with its four-day working week arrangement.

Number of urses quitting within the first decade of their job has increased by 43% according to RCN analysis of NMC data.

Public sector pay awards have overtaken private sector rises for the first time since Autumn 2020, according to the CIPD.

Senior doctors and consultants across Scotland accept 10.5% basic pay increase backdated to 1 April following negotiations.

The number of police officers sacked from forces in England and Wales hit a record high in the year to the end of March 2024.

Police Scotland staff have rejected a pay offer and some are ‘working to rule’ until a better offer is forthcoming.

Health secretary meets with nurses who have launched legal action against their NHS trust over single-sex changing rooms.

Civil Service recommits to three-day office attendance following reports that ministers were doing little to enforce hybrid working rules.

Pay rises in the UK stalled in the three months to September at 4% and will drop further in the new year, according to the latest data from Brightmine.

Health secretary Wes Streeting has urged the public, clinicians and experts all to submit ideas for the future shape of...

Long NHS waiting times are having a profound financial impact on UK businesses as employees end up stuck at home...