Police
Police forces vary considerably in workforce size. For example, the Metropolitan Police Service has approximately 60,000 police officers and staff, while there are forces with fewer than 1,500 officers and staff.
HR in the police is different from HR in other sectors, in that there are two distinct branches of staff. Police officers have unique employment status: they are not employees, but are “Crown servants locally appointed”.
On the other hand, police civilian staff are employees with a contract of employment to whom employment legislation applies.
XpertHR provides HR information and guidance for employers in the police service.
Police forces should ‘positively discriminate’ to boost diversity
Police forces should be allowed to positively discriminate in favour of those from minority ethnic backgrounds in order to become...
Four out of five police officers feel stressed or anxious
Seventy-nine per cent of police officers say they have felt feelings of stress and anxiety in the past 12 months...
Occupational health research round-up: January 2019
Growing issue of “leavism” within police forces
“Leavism” is a recently coined term to describe attendance issues at work other...
Centre for Public Services Leadership ‘will boost innovation and productivity’
The government has laid down plans for a Centre for Public Services Leadership that will prepare future leaders for public...
Public sector workers could face variable pay rises
Public sector workers could have wage increases based on their performance or where in the country they work, the chancellor...
Police Federation takes legal action over ‘derisory’ pay offer
The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) is set to launch legal action over what it has called the...
Tougher sentences for attacks on emergency workers
Prison terms for individuals who assault emergency workers will increase from six months to a year under a new law...
Police workforce drops by a fifth in the wake of funding cuts
Funding cuts have resulted in the loss of almost one-fifth of policing jobs since 2010, according to the National Audit...
Police chiefs commit to developing sexual harassment action plan
Police chiefs have vowed to address sexual harassment across the force after it emerged a high proportion of police officers...
More police officers take on second jobs
Thousands of police officers have taken on a second job, while more than four in 10 worry about the state...
Pay increases for more than one million public sector workers announced
The government has announced wage increases for more than one million public sector workers, including teachers, the armed forces and...
RAD Awards 2018 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the RAD Awards, which celebrate the brightest and best in recruitment advertising, has now been announced.
The...
Inflation continues to outpace pay growth
Pay awards remain stubbornly below rates of inflation, according to the latest analysis from XpertHR.
Pay awards
Forecasts for pay...
Will Trade Union Act minimise strikes in ‘important public services’?
The Trade Union Act introduced rules on balloting for industrial action in important public services that set the bar high...
No 10 marks end of pay freeze with police and prisons pay rises
The Government has confirmed it will end its 1% annual cap on public sector pay next year and, this year,...
