Category: Public sector pay

Nurses in England took an average of one week off sick for stress last year, data shows

Chronic workforce shortages have put nursing staff under unbearable pressure, says union chiefNurses in England took an average of a week off sick last year because of stress, anxiety or depression, NHS figures reveal.The...

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Labour on course to win more than 400 seats and majority of 154, suggests poll – UK politics live

YouGov polling suggests Conservative party could face worse result at general election than it suffered in 1997 under John MajorDelegates at the National Education Union’s annual conference in Bournemouth have voted for a...

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Sunak resists calls to halt arm sales to Israel – UK politics live

PM tells Sun’s politics programme that exports are kept under ‘careful review’Delegates at the National Education Union’s annual conference in Bournemouth have voted for a motion saying Ofsted should be...

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Ed Davey backs calls for UK to suspend arms sales to Israel – UK politics live

Lib Dem leader says it’s ‘completely unacceptable’ that British-made arms could have been used in strike that killed aid workersDelegates at the National Education Union’s annual conference in Bournemouth...

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Budget 2024: Hunt gambles with highest tax burden since second world war

Chancellor’s £10bn national insurance cut funded by ‘non-dom’ tax breaks is final major economic intervention before electionPolitics live: latest news and reaction on UK budgetBudget: key points at a...

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Budget 2024: Jeremy Hunt announces 2p cut in national insurance

Chancellor’s expected pre-election gambit follows identical reduction in autumn statementJeremy Hunt has announced a 2p national insurance cut in his budget as a pre-election gambit to revive flatlining opinion poll...

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Rishi Sunak accused of personally holding up deal to end doctors’ strikes

Exclusive: Sources say PM has blocked talks due to concerns about knock-on effect of more generous pay offerRishi Sunak has been accused of personally holding up a deal to end doctors’ strikes in England despite warnings...

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Cancer and maternity patients at risk if junior doctors strike in January, NHS bosses warn

NHS Employers writes to British Medical Association warning of dangers of proposed six-day stoppagePatients have been harmed as a result of doctors striking this year, and others needing time-critical treatment will be at risk...

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