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.
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,...
Pay cap to be lifted for police and prison officers
Police and prison officers are set to be the first beneficiaries of the Government’s decision to relax its 1% public...
Tory manifesto: National retraining, NI holidays and more gap reporting
Theresa May launched the Conservative Party’s 2017 election manifesto today, and for HR and employers there are no big surprises....
Gender pay gaps and the Met Police chief’s decision to take a “pay cut”
New Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick has opted to take a lower salary than that of her predecessor Sir Bernard...
Public sector could lose talent thanks to new IR35 rules
Tax changes due to be introduced in April could mean thousands of public-sector contractors leave their work in favour of...
A19 police retirements not age discrimination – Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal has ruled that police forces’ use of Regulation A19, which required police officers with more than...
Public sector gets draft gender pay gap reporting law
The draft Regulations that will require public-sector employers in England to report on their gender pay gap have been published....
