PCS strike: Legal advisor has their say on the new court system
A BASINGSTOKE legal advisor has spoken out and said the job has become so stressful that many advisers are becoming ill.
Source: basingstokegazette.co.uk
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Merseyrail to manage fines using the Single Justice Procedure
Minor offences can now be managed without going to court.
City Of United Kingdom Suzanne Grant Vehicle Licensing Agency Single Justice Service Single Justice Procedure
Source: gov.uk
Wrexham solicitor's frustration as last-minute court cancellations
Legal advisors and court associates are currently taking nine days of strike action over the controversial Common Platform system
United Kingdom Pauline Liddell Wrexham Magistrates Court On Tribunals Service Tribunal Service Wrexham Magistrates Court
Source: leaderlive.co.uk
Welshpool court staff go on strike in protest over computer system
People were told to go home after their criminal cases could not be heard in court today.
Merthyr Tydfil United Kingdom Mark Serwotka Welshpool Magistrate Court Llandrindod Magistrate Court Tribunal Service
Source: countytimes.co.uk
Redditch magistrates court staff take part in national strike
Redditch Magistrates Court is one of 68 courts in England and Wales affected by staff strikes
Source: redditchadvertiser.co.uk
Warrington Magistrates' Court staff set to go on strike
WARRINGTON Magistrates’ Court is set to be affected by staff launching a strike in a dispute over a controversial case management system.
Source: warringtonguardian.co.uk
PCS union say Worcester Magistrates' Court will be affected by strikes
WORCESTER Magistrates Court is set to be affected by strike action according to a national union.
Source: eveshamjournal.co.uk
Tech critical to the UK's prosperity, says Jacob Rees-Mogg
Technology could provide the answer to the energy crisis, according to the secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy, as he hails tech as a way to guarantee prosperity for the country.
United States United Kingdom Jacob Rees Mogg Crown Commercial Service United Kingdom Advanced Research Services Union
Source: computerweekly.com
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
Further UK strikes as 40,000 rail workers bring rail network to a halt over jobs, pay, conditions and safety, postal workers in latest 24-hour strike and Liverpool dockers in new week-long stoppage; Criminal Bar Association agrees sellout deal with UK government to end long-running strikes over pay and legal aid; two-week pay strike of Transnet port and rail workers in South Africa “throttling the economy”
Source: wsws.org
Public sector spend on IT climbed to £12.6bn in 2021
Government and public sector bodies continue to increase their IT spend year on year, according to a report by Tussell, which found that so-called “tech titans”, hold almost 90% of the market share.
Source: computerweekly.com