Don't forget
New guidance on how to link existing or new learning programmes with the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) is now available on our KSF pages.
Annual conference
Consider the future of pay and reward and broader options for rewarding staff at Leading workforce thinking 2008.
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Pay and contracts
We manage employer negotiations with the NHS trade unions on pay, pensions and terms and conditions. On behalf of primary care trusts we lead on specific contract negotiations for GPs and dentists and are involved in contract discussions on community pharmacy.
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Key issues
Review of on-call arrangements - terms of reference agreed
Terms of reference have been agreed for the review of on-call arrangements. The NHS Staff Council is reviewing on-call arrangements and will aim is to complete the review by September 2009 allowing time for consultation before any changes are implemented in April 2010.
Terms of reference have been agreed for the review of on-call arrangements. The NHS Staff Council is reviewing on-call arrangements and will aim is to complete the review by September 2009 allowing time for consultation before any changes are implemented in April 2010.
Doctors in training - updated contract
The model contract for doctors in training has been updated so that it now correctly points to the current disciplinary and grievance arrangements and includes the notice period for StR(CT). Please use this as a model when issuing new contracts for doctors in training.
The model contract for doctors in training has been updated so that it now correctly points to the current disciplinary and grievance arrangements and includes the notice period for StR(CT). Please use this as a model when issuing new contracts for doctors in training.
Appeal ruling in Ashford and St Peter's case
A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision has important implications for the equal pay litigation currently taking place in the NHS. The EAT upheld the decision of the Employment Tribunal to refuse to withdraw the requirement for an independent expert to report to the tribunal on the question of equal value. The EAT also confirmed that just because jobs are on the same band of Agenda for Change, the tribunal is not bound to accept that the jobs are of equal value for the period prior to Agenda for Change.
A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision has important implications for the equal pay litigation currently taking place in the NHS. The EAT upheld the decision of the Employment Tribunal to refuse to withdraw the requirement for an independent expert to report to the tribunal on the question of equal value. The EAT also confirmed that just because jobs are on the same band of Agenda for Change, the tribunal is not bound to accept that the jobs are of equal value for the period prior to Agenda for Change.
Events
Leading workforce thinking
4-6 November, 2008
Leading workforce thinking, NHS Employers annual conference and exhibition 2008 is a key highlight in the year for senior workforce and human resource professionals in the health service.
4-6 November, 2008
Leading workforce thinking, NHS Employers annual conference and exhibition 2008 is a key highlight in the year for senior workforce and human resource professionals in the health service.
Equality and diversity: a clean bill of health
20 January, 2009
NHS Employers' equality and diversity conference in London takes place against the backdrop of a new single Equality Bill, with a programme designed to help delegates explore how far they have come within their own organisations and what more they need to do to meet the challenges of the emerging agenda.
20 January, 2009
NHS Employers' equality and diversity conference in London takes place against the backdrop of a new single Equality Bill, with a programme designed to help delegates explore how far they have come within their own organisations and what more they need to do to meet the challenges of the emerging agenda.
Publications
Contract proposals for specialty doctors and associate specialists: introduction for employers (117 kB PDF)