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24/07/2026 Rethinking Reproductive Health Support in the Workplace

24/07/2026 South London & Maudsley NHS estates workers strike over fair pay

24/07/2026 Theatres’ exclusion from business rates cut is ‘disappointing’ - SOLT and UK Theatre

24/07/2026 Architects fear AI will cost jobs and harm profession’s next generation, RIBA finds

24/07/2026 Fears for Exeter as NHS and university announce mass job cuts

24/07/2026 Rail companies face £6m compensation bill after bypassing union

24/07/2026 Department for Education industrial action ballot result

24/07/2026 June heatwave cost UK economy more than £1 billion, study finds - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment

24/07/2026 Care workers consider striking over staff transfer

24/07/2026 Tesco stores across UK face ‘empty shelves’ as distribution workers ballot for strike

24/07/2026 Nestle warned sale of Buxton water must not be used to attack workers

24/07/2026 Balcas workers set for week-long strike action from tomorrow

24/07/2026 Striking brick workers return after five weeks as employer agrees to suspend changes

24/07/2026 ‘Customers prefer AI chatbots,’ says British Gas owner as 1,300 call centre jobs axed

23/07/2026 Flexibility key factor for those taking jobs in third sector - TFN

23/07/2026 Gen Z workers are socialising more after returning to the office, study suggests - Workplace Insight

23/07/2026 British Gas owner to cut 1,300 jobs over two years in major overhaul

23/07/2026 Santander vows not to shut more branches before 2028

23/07/2026 Some food prices have fallen – but inflation expected to rise from here

22/07/2026 Exeter University staff to vote on strikes over 200 job cuts threat

22/07/2026 Bedford Hospital theatre staff strike in ongoing overtime pay dispute - Bedford Independent

22/07/2026 RCN position on the use of AI in NHS job evaluation | Royal College of Nursing

22/07/2026 PCS members at Ofwat sign open letter marking a year of uncertainty

22/07/2026 Security guards at National Crime Agency ballot for strike action

22/07/2026 Pressure mounting on Government to pause Synergy contract

22/07/2026 British Sugar could close Cantley factory on Norfolk Broads

22/07/2026 Steve Davison obituary

22/07/2026 Lack of UK jobs growth highlights challenges for Andy Burnham

22/07/2026 Big investors urge JD Sports to take more action on wages

22/07/2026 Trade union reforms: Government publishes consultation responses

22/07/2026 National Galleries of Scotland faces staff walkout during peak festival season

22/07/2026 Most managers do not receive training on probationary periods

22/07/2026 Employer's national insurance should be cut for all under-25s, MPs say

21/07/2026 BBC employees slam senior leadership over stars’ pay rises: ‘The mood is pretty low’

21/07/2026 TUC consulation response: proposals on the school support staff negotiating body (SSSNB) - IER

21/07/2026 Only one in five employers planning above-inflation pay rises this year, survey finds

21/07/2026 Science Museum security guard pay up by 30% in less than two years, UVW says

21/07/2026 Process and Control Today | Rising youth wage costs risk deepening NEETs crisis, manufacturers warn

21/07/2026 UK businesses are not deepening their use of AI, suggests ONS data

21/07/2026 Mitie agrees £3.1bn takeover by rival outsourcer OCS

21/07/2026 Manufacturing: How trainees combine tech and age-old skills

21/07/2026 UK employers cut job vacancies as Burnham aims to lift living standards

20/07/2026 Union members in roles from Tower Bridge to Guildhall reject pay offer

20/07/2026 PCS members in Sodexo on strike again

20/07/2026 Pay gap widens as UK bosses get 130 times average worker’s salary

20/07/2026 Wessex Water chief pockets above-inflation pay rise despite bonus ban over sewage spills

20/07/2026 Cancer researchers say institute is in ‘existential crisis’ as strike extended

20/07/2026 Renewed squeeze: How employer’s and Government can respond to rising prices and falling living standards in 2026 - Lancaster University

20/07/2026 Training AI models might be the chance for a workplace power play

20/07/2026 Merseyrail strikes called off after improved pay offer | ITV News

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