NHS consultant doctors vote for strike mandate

07/07/2026

Consultant doctors in England have voted in favour of industrial action, establishing a strike mandate for the next 12 months in the NHS. In a statutory ballot, 75.8% of consultants voted in favour of taking strike action. The British Medical…

HSE takes ‘landmark’ enforcement against OH provider

07/07/2026

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued its first-ever prohibition notice against an occupational health service provider, in what it has described as ‘landmark’ enforcement action. The move follows findings that “inadequate health surveillance” by the provider, which has…

Nepotism: Police leadership requires urgent overhaul

06/07/2026

Policing is ‘likely to be woefully underinvesting in its leadership development’ and needs an urgent overhaul, an independent report has found. Published today by the Police Leadership Commission, the report has been described as the most comprehensive examination of police…

NMC drops case against nurse in pronouns dispute

06/07/2026

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has dropped its case against Jennifer Melle, the nurse suspended for talking to the media about how her NHS trust treated her after she misgendered a trans patient. Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals…

Tipping: Unite demands ‘flawed’ code of practice is withdrawn

06/07/2026

Unite has demanded that a ‘flawed’ draft code of practice on the fair and transparent distribution of tips be withdrawn to allow for ‘proper consultation’. The trade union said the government has reneged on its promise to give workers full…

Asda rolls out second pay rise of the year

06/07/2026

Supermarket giant Asda has increased wages for its 110,000 frontline retail workers, marking the second pay rise this year following an initial increase in April. Starting yesterday (5 July 2026), the hourly rate for store-based staff across Asda’s national network…

Acas records 27% rise in demand

03/07/2026

The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) saw a 27% increase in demand for its individual dispute resolution service, which helps to resolve potential employment tribunal claims, according to its latest annual report. It handled more than 150,000 early conciliation…

Top 10 HR questions June 2026: GPG reporting and non-binary staff

03/07/2026

June’s top HR questions feature an FAQ on how to include trans employees in gender pay gap calculations. The most popular question in June reflects the practical difficulties for employers in deciding how to include trans employees in their gender…