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Public sector faces up to seven years of skills shortages
Can the public sector reach out to the new generation of agile, digital workers?
Bank of England pays men more than women, says report
Male workers at the Bank of England are paid almost a quarter more than female employees, according to its first gender pay gap report.
Unite boss calls for co-ordinated pay strikes
Len McCluskey, the leader of Unite, has warned that the prospect of mass industrial unrest over public sector pay is becoming likely.
Public sector employees ‘more anxious’, charity says
Next government must make mental health in the public sector a top priority, says Mind.
Bonuses set to be included in gender pay gap reporting
The issue of bonuses is never without thorns, debates over how much and who gets the money continuously rage. In an attempt to make the process of awarding bonuses somewhat less secretive the government is to insist, as of next year, that employers include information about bonuses awarded to men and women, in their compulsory gender pay gap reports.
Earn and learn English: solution for public sector workers facing redundancy
Members of staff in customer-facing roles whose standard of English falls below the equivalent of GCSE grade C could be given more time to improve their skills can use an Earn and Learn scheme to help retain their jobs.
All public sector workers dealing with public to speak fluent English
New legislation requiring all public sector employees who work with the public to speak fluent English will be introduced in September, cabinet office minister Matt Hancock announced today.
Regional disparity in public sector jobs austerity impact
The public sector in the North West and East Midlands have seen substantial cuts, with the regions being the highest affected when compared with London and the South East.
Local authorities increasingly using skilled professionals in temporary roles
The latest Comensura Government Index (GI) has revealed that during the financial year of April 2013 to March 2014, temporary labour usage in local authorities and other public bodies increased by 2.7%. This suggests that local authorities are continuing to use temporary labour to provide greater workforce flexibility in delivering front-line services. In line with…
Public sector reforms at risk due to skills shortage
A report released by totaljobs.com and Dods Research has found that 56 per cent of the state funded workforce believe public sector reforms will not be carried out effectively due to a skills shortage. A further one in six (16 per cent) think that the reforms will fail altogether, and one in 10 say they will be delayed.…
Women in public sector working more unpaid overtime
The number of staff doing unpaid overtime has gone up in the public sector over the last decade, but has held steady in the private sector, according to a new analysis of official figures published today (Sunday) by the TUC. The analysis is published ahead of Work Your Proper Hours Day on Friday (28 February)…
Public sector workers are worse off now than at anytime during recession
Real take home pay growth in the FTSE 350 remained static at 0.3% in the three months to end of December 2013 – the same growth figure as the three months to the end of November 2013 Services sector real take home pay growth slowed slightly in the three months to the end of December…
Extent of low pay in the public sector is twice as high as previously thought
New research from nef reveals the full extent of public sector’s low pay problem. The calculations reveal that: Public services employ one million low wage workers: this number is double previous estimates which did not account for workers in outsourced services. Local authorities directly employ roughly the same proportion of low wage workers as the private sector: 1 in 4 local…
Public Sector jobs more coveted than private sector roles
Jobseekers favour roles in the public sector by over three to one, according to research from leading UK jobs website totaljobs.com. In a survey of over 5,000 UK jobseekers, 55 per cent said they would prefer to work for a public sector organisation, compared to an equivalent role in the private sector. Only 16 per cent…