4 d. ago NHS England redundancies: What jobs and sectors are most at risk?

Over 18,000 staff are facing redundancy in the coming months

Events

6 d. ago Lloyds used data from 30,000 staff accounts in union pay talks

Bank’s customer insights team compared financial resilience of lowest-paid staff to customers as part of salary negotiations

Economics

9 d. ago Cardiff University staff speak of stress and worry as they are handed redundancy notices weeks from Christmas

More than 1,000 members of staff say they have been effectively issued with redundancy notices, but the university is insisting there are jobs for everyone

Culture

9 d. ago More than 20,000 NHS staff signed off due to mental health last year

The Conservatives blamed ‘dire workforce planning’ by the SNP

Politics

9 d. ago EE phone shop staff left terrified by £250,000 robbery spree at London stores

The gang of robbers targeted EE stores at just before closing time

Economics

2 w. ago Maternity hospital massacre leaves 460 dead: Fresh horror in Sudan as patients and staff are butchered, after 2,000 civilians were executed in two days

The WHO said the hospital in El Fasher, the city's last remaining hospital, was on Sunday 'attacked for the fourth time in a month, killing one nurse and injuring three other health workers'.

Events

2 w. ago Wetherspoon ordered to pay over £25,000 after worker used staff discount

Brandon Halstead, an employee at The Albany Palace pub in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, was accused of "dishonesty" after using the 20% discount given to Wetherspoon staff for a family meal

Economics

2 w. ago Wetherspoons fined £25,000 after staff member used discount card for family meal

He was disciplined by his managers who accused him of 'dishonesty' and 'abuse' of the Wetherspoons employee discount policy

Economics

2 w. ago Wetherspoons fined £25,000 after worker used staff discount on family meal

Brandon Halstead, who has autism, was accused of 'dishonesty' and abusing the company's employee discount policy

Economics

2 w. ago What happens to your flight now air traffic controllers are not getting paid

Over 8,000 flights were delayed on Sunday due to massive staff shortages caused by the government shutdown

Politics

2 w. ago What happens to your flight now that air traffic controllers are not getting paid

Over 3,000 flights were delayed on Sunday due to massive staff shortages caused by the government shutdown

Politics

2 w. ago Amazon plans to cut up to 30,000 corporate roles, sources say

This figure represents nearly 10 percent of its approximately 350,000 corporate staff

Politics

2 w. ago Wetherspoons worker investigated after using staff discount on family meal gets £25,000 payout

Brandon Halstead faced gross misconduct hearing after using discount to save £19.17 on meals

Economics

2 w. ago Wetherspoons worker ‘persecuted’ by bosses after using staff discount for family meal gets £25,000 payout

Brandon Halstead faced a gross misconduct hearing after using discount to save £19.17 on meal for seven people

Economics

3 w. ago Wetherspoons ordered to pay autistic pub worker £25,000 after 'persecuting' him for using his staff discount for a meal with his family

The kitchen porter, who saved £19.17 with the 20 per cent discount, was unaware that he had breached employee policy which states that it can only be applied to groups of four or less.

Economics

3 w. ago Welsh business pocketed £66,000 instead of paying staff minimum wage, and it wasn't the only one

The UK Government has named nine businesses in Wales made to repay their staff in full and pay hefty fines

Economics

3 w. ago French biathlon star Julia Simon found guilty of theft and credit card fraud

Simon handed three-month suspended sentence and fineOlympic medallist admitted using teammate’s bank cardThe French biathlete Julia Simon was found guilty of theft and credit card fraud and handed a three-month suspended prison sentence by a French court on Friday.Simon was accused of repeatedly using the bank card of her France teammate, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, and that of a French team staff member to make online purchases totalling more than €2,000 (£1,371). Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago New Zealand ‘mega strike’: 100,000 public sector workers demand better conditions

Teachers, nurses and public service staff among those walking off job and also pressing for more government investment in health and educationAn estimated 100,000 nurses, teachers and public sector staff walked off the job in New Zealand on Thursday to call on the government to better fund and resource public services, in one of the country’s largest ever strikes.The so-called “mega strike” brought together workers from multiple sectors, including more than 60,000 school teachers, 40,000 nurses and salaried medical specialists and 15,000 public service staff. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Real Living Wage: thousands to get pay boost with 2025 national Living Wage rate increase across UK and London

More than 16,000 employers have now signed up to pay staff the new rate 💷

Politics

3 w. ago How to fix Britain’s trains: Expert calls for more railcards, reservations and first

Train Talk: Thomas Ableman believes some passengers will gladly pay more for superior service

Politics