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 officer banned after stealing breakfasts from staff canteen
A police officer has been banned from every police force in the UK after he admitted to stealing breakfasts from...
3,000 police officers hired as recruitment drive moves online
The government has said it is on track to meet its target of 6,000 additional police officers in England and...
Employers can now refer essential workers for coronavirus tests
Employers of essential workers in England who are self-isolating with symptoms of coronavirus can refer them for Covid-19 testing.
Met Police asks retired officers to return
The Metropolitan Police Service is calling on retired officers to return to duty and urging those nearing retirement to stay...
Capping disabled police officers’ pay-outs was discriminatory
The decision to cap compensation for two police officers with disabilities to prevent them from receiving a “windfall” was unfavourable...
RAD Awards 2020 winners: TMP Worldwide takes Work of the Year with The AA
TMP Worldwide took the coveted Work of the Year for its campaign for The AA.
Black police representation has barely increased in 11 years
Police forces in England and Wales have succeeded in attracting more women and people from Asian backgrounds, but are failing...
How Police Scotland transformed its pay and reward structure
Six years after it was formed, Police Scotland completed a project that saw its 10 legacy pay scales and terms...
The 10 most important employment law cases in 2019
We round up the most significant cases of the year including legal judgments on CCTV, restrictive covenants, enhancing shared parental leave, collective bargaining and more...
Need for home care workers outstrips police and nurses
As many as 90,000 home care workers for the over 65s are needed if the main parties’ manifesto pledges to...
Conservative manifesto reveals plans to help UK workers ‘flourish’
Boris Johnson has vowed to “invest in Britain’s people by giving them the tools and training to flourish in the 21st century”.
MPs to examine police disciplinary system
A group of MPs is to scrutinise the police conduct and disciplinary system and investigate whether wider reforms are needed...
Details of first wave of police recruitment unveiled
The Home Office has published police recruitment targets for every force in England and Wales for 2020-21.
Under the campaign,...
Police service discriminated against man with moustache
A police constable has won a sex discrimination claim after an industrial tribunal found that the Police Service of Northern...
Thousands of police staff not vetted properly, report warns
Thousands of police officers and staff in England and Wales have not been properly vetted, a police watchdog has warned....
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