Workers

King Charles is looking for students to live and work at Sandringham

King Charles looking for students to live and work at Sandringham

RMT members on the picket line outside Edinburgh's Waverley Station. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Here are the only trains running in Scotland today

Workers at the Coca Cola plant in Wakefield are set to go on strike for 14 days in June. (Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Coca Cola plant workers announce 14-day strike

Lidl staff are set to recieve a third pay rise in a year

Lidl gives more than 20,000 staff third pay rise in a year

A stock picture of a doctor

Parkinsons - thousands could develop disease due to common chemical

Some Asda staff could face losing their job if they don’t agree to a pay cut, GMB union has warned

Asda workers face the sack unless they agree to a pay cut, union warns

Two poultry workers in England have tested positive for bird flu, although there are no signs of human-to-human transmission, the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) has said.

Two poultry workers infected with bird flu, UK officials confirm

The HMRC is urging millions of workers to check their payslips now.

HMRC urges people on National Minimum Wage to check their payslips

UK unemployment rate increase - ONS

David Duguid MP.

North-east hospitality workers to benefit from new law

5 ways to avoid the King’s coronation & Royalists this weekend

5 ways to avoid the King’s coronation this weekend

Spain launches ‘digital nomad’ visa to allow Brits to live there for up to 5 years - how to apply

Brits can now live in Spain for up to 5 years thanks to new visa

Hospitality workers often rely on tips to supplement their income and have been left powerless in the past when businesses fail to pass them on from customers. ‌

New law secures right for hospitality workers to take home tips

Asda has announced Blue Light Card holders will be able to get 10 percent off their shopping by using the app

Asda makes huge change to Blue Light discount scheme - am I eligible?

NHS

Health unions back new pay offer for millions of NHS staff

Parents may be better advised to trust their children, rather than use smartphone apps to track their every move (Picture: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Smartphone surveillance may be bad for family relations – Dr Gina Helfrich

Members of Unite have rejected the Government’s pay offer

Rail strikes: RMT plan train strike for day of Eurovision after rejecting Rail Delivery Group’s offer

RMT announce strike action on day of Eurovision after rejecting offer

More than 400 workers at HMRC are set to strike over 18 days in May and June (Credit: Getty Images)

HMRC workers to strike for 18 days in May and June

Martin Lewis pictured on set of The Martin Lewis Money Show, gesturing to the audience (Credit: Multistory Media/Jonathan Hordle/ITV)

Martin Lewis sounds ‘depressing’ pension warning

The FDA has announced it will ballot members for strike action

Civil Service to vote on strike action over pay

Sickening video shows young cowboy builders filming themselves ‘bodging’ a job while mocking their elderly customer.

Rogue builders film themselves ‘bodging’ job and mocking customer

Prospect members on a picket line (Photo: Prospect)

Civil servants union strikes: Two strike days announced

Jacob Rees-Mogg brands junior doctors ‘irresponsible’ for strike on GB News - current pay is ‘perfectly fair’

Jacob Rees-Mogg brands junior doctors strike ‘irresponsible’

Striking employees gather around a fire outside Gronfreville-l'Orcher refinery on March 24, 2023

Strikes to be aware of this Easter & how to avoid them

There has been a mystery Amazon 'brushing' scam. Picture: RONNY HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images

Parcel delivery details over Easter - Royal Mail, Evri, DHL, DPD

A quarter of the UK Passport Office’s 4,000 staff are expected to walk out during five weeks of strikes, from April 3rd to May 5th in England, Scotland and Wales. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Passport Office workers five-week strike begins

Workers thin trees in an apple orchard.

Scottish businesses look further afield to recruit workers amid staffing crisis

The government has issued a warning to Brits travelling to France soon

Government issues warning to Brits travelling to France this Easter

North Ronaldsay Lighthouse in the Orkney Islands is one of the 208 lighthouses operated by NLB.

Lighthouse workers vote for strike action in historic first

April will see strike action affect everything from rail service to civil and public services.

Full list of strikes coming up in April 2023

The all-out strike in April will see over 130,000 civil and public sector workers walk out.

Over 130,000 civil and public servants to walk out on strike in April

Network has partnered with train operator Northern, to offer keyworker discounts on Advance Purchase tickets

New 25% Northern discount announced for key workers

Cath Kidston used to have a store at Gunwharf Quays.

Next reportedly in advanced talks to snap up Cath Kidston brand

Martin Lewis has issued guidance to British holidaymakers heading abroad soon

Money Saving Expert team issues passport warning to holidaymakers

A dog has received the ultimate transformation after the RSPCA stepped in to help

Shaggy dog with matted fur unrecognisable after RSPCA transformation

Over 1,700 Just Eat jobs are at risk - Credit: Adobe

Just Eat to axe over 1,700 delivery worker jobs in the UK

Teachers are among just one of the many professions striking

Who is striking and when in 2023?

Dozens of oil and gas platforms in UK waters are set to be brought to a standstill as around 1,400 offshore workers across five companies go on strike to demand a better deal on jobs, pay and conditions - the move comes after energy giants posted record profits

North Sea workers plan ‘tsunami’ of strikes amid oil and gas profits boom

Workers are £11,000 worse off per year due to 15 years of wage stagnation, according to the Resolution Foundation.

Workers £11,000 worse off a year due to stagnant wages – Resolution Foundation

BBC Panorama shared research that shows the cost of fifteen years of wage stagnation on British workers

UK wage stagnation costing British workers £11,000 per year

Passport Office workers are set to strike over pay and working conditions which unions warn will have a “significant impact” ahead of summer holidays.

Summer holiday travel warning as Passport Office set to strike

The new Banksy mural has been given the title Morning is Broken - Credit: Banksy / Instagram

Banksy claims remarkable mural spotted on derelict farmhouse

The Diddly Squat farm shop sells local produce from the farm and neighbouring local producers in the Cotswolds (Picture: Clarkson's farm)

Workers at Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat Farm must now wear body cams

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt addressed the House of Commons with his Spring Budget 2023 on Wednesday - Credit: Getty Images

Key announcements from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2023

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch (centre) on an RMT picket line during January’s strike (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Who is on strike today? Teachers & junior doctors included

The University of Cambridge is one of 24 Russell group universities (image: Adobe)

UK cities with the highest employee satisfaction revealed

Experts have shared eight handy tips to help people who work from home keep their energy bills down amid the cost of living crisis. As energy prices continue to rocket, thousands of Brits who are still working remotely will be looking for alternative ways to heat their home and save money.

8 tips on keeping energy bills down while working from home

Google staff prevented the company from developing facial recognition software for the US military (Picture: David McNew/AFP via Getty Images)

New tech is posing ethical dilemmas that we must take a stand on

Sainsbury’s is closing two of its Argos depots which will affect 1,400 jobs.

1,400 jobs affected as Sainsbury’s announces closure of two depots

Rail workers will stage a series of fresh strikes in March and April (Photo: Getty Images)

Strike action taking place in March 2023 in the UK - including NEU

129 Cineworld venues face risk of closure

The 129 Cineworld cinemas at risk as chain struggles to find buyer

Warning over future of UK steelmaking as British Steel cut 260 jobs

Martin Lewis has shared a ‘rule’ to help full and part-time workers save for their retirement

Martin Lewis explains ‘scary rule of thumb’ to save for pension

Striking nurses hold signs at a picket line outside University College Hospital in London on January 19, 2023.

Government recommends 3.5% pay increase to nurses and other workers

The Royal College of Nursing have announced their biggest strikes to date.

Rail workers, postal workers and nurses all announce new strike dates

The Scotsman Top Stories

Ian Blackford is waving goodbye to his time as an MP.

Former SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford standing down at next election

Picture: Andy Buchanan - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Rosebank would still go ahead under Labour if given approval, says Anas Sarwar

Ange Postecoglou has left Celtic to take charge of Tottenham Hotspur. (Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)

Postecoglou Celtic exit confirmed as new Spurs boss delivers farewell speech