The Secretary for Local Government has issued a formal warning to councils across England about the adoption of a four day working week for local authority staff. The government has
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Public sector employees across the United Kingdom are facing increasingly constrained pay prospects as the Treasury signals a period of subdued wage growth. The fiscal pressures weighing on government finances
Senior doctors are warning that the NHS is in a state of emergency despite Chancellor Rachel Reeves injecting an additional £25 billion into the health service this year. Labour has
Public sector workers in the UK are reacting strongly to the government’s latest pay rise announcements, with unions across various sectors threatening industrial action. Ministers have pledged above-inflation pay increases
Wes Streeting, the Health Secretary, has criticised junior doctors for moving forward with a strike ballot before the government has had the opportunity to present its pay offer. He argued
The UK government has firmly rejected union demands to restore public sector pay to pre-austerity levels, stating that real-terms wage increases must be linked to productivity improvements. Ministers have proposed
The Labour government is confronting potential industrial action across schools and hospitals following Rachel Reeves’s recommendation of a controversial 2.8 per cent pay rise for public sector workers in the
Treasury officials have signalled a tough stance on public sector pay for 2025-26, indicating that wage increases will be capped at 2.8% for NHS staff and teachers. The move comes
Growing concerns over potential staff shortages in Britain’s education and healthcare sectors have emerged following the Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ announcement of a stringent approach to public sector pay. The
Britain’s second-largest trade union, Unite, is urging the new Labour government to introduce an emergency 1% wealth tax on the assets of the super-rich. The proposed tax would be applied
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is preparing to vote next month on a motion aimed at making “pay restoration” deals a key focus in their campaigns with the Labour government.
