Public sector workers

Angela Rayner tonight took on Penny Mordaunt over Tory “lies” in an explosive TV clash.The Labour Deputy Leader warned the Conservatives have “left us in a real mess” as she confronted the Cabinet minister about the state of the country. At…

Nurses, academics and social employees have warned they're being pushed near quitting as Jeremy Hunt threatens to carry again austerity in right now's Budget.The Chancellor is plotting cuts to the NHS, faculties and council providers to pay…

The Government could afford to offer one-off pay awards or backdated wage hikes for public sector workers due to an improved economic outlook, a thinktank has said. The Institute for Fiscal Studies said the UK’s finances were in…

MPs will be handed a 2.9 percent pay rise from April 1, boosting their overall salary from £84,144 to £86, 584 – but how did readers respond to the news? According to the Independent Parliament Standards Authority (IPSA), the pay…

An official watchdog has slammed the Tory Government’s assessment of draconian anti-strike legislation as “not fit for purpose”. Described by Labour as a “damning judgement”, the experts also branded ministers’ cost-benefit analysis of…

Workers who left their jobs during the Covid-19 pandemic were more likely to have quit for health reasons if they earned less, research shows tonight. A study by the Learning and Work Institute, seen exclusively by the Mirror, found…

MPs will receive a 2.9 percent pay rise from April 1, boosting their basic salary from £84,144 to £86,584 – and we want to know what you think. The £2,440 salary increase comes amid a wave of strikes by nurses, railway workers,…

MPs will receive a 2.9 percent pay rise from April 1, boosting their basic salary from £84,144 to £86,584 - and we want to know what you think.The £2,440 salary increase comes amid a wave of strikes by nurses, railway workers, teachers and…

My better half joined her colleagues from the ­teaching profession ­striking in central London last week. She’d do it again. She’s proud of her long-term commitment to the kids she teaches. She cares about their academic wellbeing,…

A union boss has accused Tory Grant Shapps of “lying” about striking NHS ambulance workers. Sharon Graham, General Secretary of the Unite union, told the BBC the suggestion made by Mr Shapps this morning that ambulance…