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Government opens consultation on £95,000 cap on public sector exit payments

Date:: 10 April 2019

The Government has confirmed plans to introduce a £95,000 cap on payouts for public sector workers when they leave their jobs.

Government extends group of occupations exempt from £30,000 visa threshold

Date:: 11 March 2019

The government has announced an extension to the number of professions that will be exempt from the proposed £30,000 minimum salary threshold on workers requiring a Tier 2 visa.

One million public sector staff earning below Living Wage

Date:: 28 February 2019

Almost 1.2 million public sector workers are "trapped in in-work poverty" and are earning below the cost of living, according to a new analysis.

NHS staff make hundreds of bullying and harassment complaints

Date:: 25 February 2019

Hundreds of bullying and sexual harassment allegations have been made against NHS staff over the past five years, further highlighting the "toxic environment" present in many hospitals.

Police forces should 'positively discriminate' to boost diversity

Date:: 22 February 2019

Police forces should be allowed to positively discriminate in favour of those from minority ethnic backgrounds in order to become more representative of the communities they serve, the chair of the National Police Chiefs Council has said.

'Proactive' OH service needed to improve NHS staff wellbeing

Date:: 21 February 2019

More support and a "proactive" occupational health service is needed to help improve the mental health and wellbeing of the 1.4 million NHS staff who work in some of the "most challenging conditions imaginable", Health Education England (HEE) has urged.

NHS culture is 'dysfunctional' says chairman

Date:: 19 February 2019

In a stinging attack on 25 years of healthcare policy, Lord David Prior, chairman of NHS England, has described the inherent dysfunctionality of the NHS, saying that it needs to "recapture its vocational engaged spirit".

Four out of five police officers feel stressed or anxious

Date:: 14 February 2019

Seventy-nine per cent of police officers say they have felt feelings of stress and anxiety in the past 12 months according to a Police Federation of England and Wales survey of its members.

Supreme Court sleep-in appeal plunges care sector into uncertainty

Date:: 14 February 2019

The Supreme Court has granted permission for an appeal in the legal case considering whether or not care workers who work "sleep-in" shifts are entitled to the national minimum wage.

Invest in NHS staff retention, report says

Date:: 13 February 2019

The NHS needs to make more investment in its current workforce rather than creating new roles if it is to reverse staff shortages and the rate of staff attrition, according to a report.

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