Public Sector Archives

Four-day working week in public sector could create half a million new jobs

Sep 1, 2020 | 0 |

Implementing a four-day working week in the public sector could create up to half a million new...

June 2021: Recruitment levels will return to pre-COVID-19 levels

Jun 9, 2020 | 0 |

UK employers are showing “resilience” to the COVID-19 situation.

‘Correlation between the length of lockdown and job insecurity’

Apr 23, 2020 | 0 |

Private sector workers are more worried than those who work in the public sector.

Certain industries see large rise in job postings and applications

Apr 7, 2020 | 0 |

Key worker sectors have seen a rise in job activity.

Diversity boosted by public sector confidence hitting 12 year high

Feb 18, 2020 | 0 |

However, private sector wages are expected to rise higher than the public sectors.

National Work Life Week: Is your company doing enough to ensure wellbeing?

Oct 8, 2019 | 0 |

Use the #WorkLifeWeek to get involved in the conversation on twitter.

What do half of publis sector HR professionals feel blocked from doing?

Dec 10, 2018 | 0 |

Half of public sector HR professionals feel prevented from driving digital transformation.

Public sector faces up to seven years of skills shortages

Nov 28, 2018 | 0 |

Can the public sector reach out to the new generation of agile, digital workers?

Bank of England pays men more than women, says report

Nov 27, 2017 | 1 |

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

Sep 13, 2017 | 0 |

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

Jun 2, 2017 | 0 |

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

Oct 28, 2015 | 0 |

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

Aug 14, 2015 | 0 |

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

Aug 3, 2015 | 0 |

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

Jun 22, 2015 | 0 |

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.