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22/10/2026 Strikes called off at four schools after 'challenging time'

22/10/2026 Cumbrian college staff declare formal industrial dispute over workload

22/10/2026 Study reveals broader impacts of strikes beyond the workers taking industrial action

22/10/2026 MHCLG members to strike on Budget Day

22/10/2026 Legal sector tops UK job adverts for perks, but one survey finds its workers the most overwhelmed - Law News

22/10/2026 Car dealer pay growth stalls as staff turnover falls to 25%

22/10/2026 Westminster council to axe 520 jobs as it faces £160m funding gap

22/10/2026 Staff at Aberdeen University balloted on potential strike action

22/10/2026 Capita TVL members vote for strike action

22/10/2026 Oxfordshire County Council to support NHS and school staff with travel benefits

22/10/2026 Is an 'AI war' complicating your job search?

21/10/2026 Battery fire danger "emanates from gig business model", says UCL study professor

21/10/2026 Senior civil service pay rise should be no more than 2.3%, Cabinet Office says

21/10/2026 Doctors call proposed pay rise ‘derisory’ and mull more strikes

21/10/2026 TSSA ballots for strike action in Great Western Railway

21/10/2026 Pay deal struck to end airport industrial action

21/10/2026 Ofwat members vote overwhelmingly for strike action

21/10/2026 Christmas in peril at Sainsburys as lorry drivers prepare to strike

21/10/2026 Nottingham tram strikes cancelled after new pay deal agreed with GMB | West Bridgford Wire

21/10/2026 One in four social care workers surveyed in Wales considering leaving sector

21/10/2026 Evri Group uses feedback to evolve company car scheme

21/10/2026 Royal London launches AI menopause support tool for staff

21/10/2026 More than 200 jobs at risk as two firms set to close Scots factories

21/10/2026 Paddy Power cuts 1,400 jobs and blames betting tax rises

21/10/2026 Union attacks NatWest plans to get workers back to the office

20/10/2026 £2.3bn home care funding cap identified by provider body - Community Care

20/10/2026 City council 'keen to talk' as strike action looms

20/10/2026 DfE confirms teacher and leader pay scales for 2026 to 2027

20/10/2026 Huge win for PCS members at Capita Pensions Solutions

20/10/2026 V&A members announce latest strike

20/10/2026 Taylor Wimpey plans bonus cuts for 50 workers, says union

20/10/2026 Healthcare workers in Wiltshire and Somerset to strike over safety and workloads

20/10/2026 Leeds Bradford Airport strikes suspended for talks

20/10/2026 North Sea strikes could severely disrupt UK fuel supplies, union warns

20/10/2026 NHS Employers' evidence to the NHS PRB 2027/28

20/10/2026 Government proposes 2.4% pay offer for nursing staff in England

20/10/2026 Royal London launches company car and salary sacrifice schemes

20/10/2026 Job vacancies fall as small firms cut back on recruitment

19/10/2026 East of England firms weigh up home-working vs office-working

19/10/2026 North Ayrshire Council brings Living Wage rise forward six months for 822 staff

19/10/2026 Tories call for 5-year freeze on minimum wage to tackle youth unemployment

19/10/2026 Pay rise leaves Scottish NHS dentists highest UK earners - Dentistry

19/10/2026 Call to boost armed forces doctors’ pay

19/10/2026 Probation officers vote on industrial action as thousands of prisoners are released early – The Justice Gap

19/10/2026 London hospital staff strike for second time over 'poverty-level' pay

19/10/2026 Bin strike in Havering as workers act over unbearable conditions

19/10/2026 Great Yarmouth council workers strike halted after new offer

19/10/2026 Taylor Wimpey cuts wages of ‘overpaid’ workers

19/10/2026 What is behind the surprising resilience of the UK economy?

19/10/2026 Global economy set for AI-driven surge, FT survey suggests

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