The productivity paradox redux
From Whitehall to the town hall, technology continues to frustrate.
ByPublic sector workers
Why do big digital projects in the public sector fail?
From government transformation to the NHS, multibillion-pound projects can be high risk and low reward.
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Revealed: £300m of public sector apprenticeship money has been returned to the Treasury
Unspent Apprenticeship Levy funds mean employers like the NHS and police have lost out on a potential 30,000 new workers.
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We can’t let the government weaken the unions
Politicisation of strikes is what is motivating anti-union legislation.
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What are the key questions Labour needs to answer in 2024?
As we head into an election year, Keir Starmer still has to win over the electorate on a plethora of…
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Nurses are highly skilled workers – and should be paid as such
Conversations around salary ignore the fact that nurses today do work that was traditionally the remit of junior doctors.
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Exclusion of pay in NHS workforce plan is “laughable”, says Adam Kay
As the government sets out its public sector pay deal, the former doctor told MPs that there is no clear…
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Five years on, the government still hasn’t learned the lessons of Carillion’s collapse
The firm's failure was particularly catastrophic because it was so deeply embedded in public life.
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Where will NHS nurses strike and how could it affect me?
Members of the Royal College of Nursing union are to take part in industrial action across at least 177 NHS…
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Public sector pay is worth less than at any time since 2004
Inflation and pay freezes mean average public sector pay has fallen by 5.6 per cent since 2010.
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