• First Aberdeen bus drivers and staff secure 5.3% pay rise

  • Charles Cotton: Employers must prepare staff for working longer as retirement pressures mount

  • Northern Ireland Department of Justice to fund police officer recruitment and pay rise

  • Median pay award in private sector increases to 3.4%

  • BP to scrap paid breaks and reduce holiday premiums

  • Durham and Darlington NHS Trust doctor receives £85,000 after unfair dismissal