Member of the Public and Commercial Services Union have taken industrial action, expected to last three days, after rejecting a 2.5 per cent pay increase

Upon joining the UK’s second-largest fire service as HR director, Anita Wainwright was entering an environment which was, to say the least, hot to handle. A service that had seen decades of stability had suddenly undergone extreme change, much of it painful

'My best careers advice is to immerse yourself in what the business does so you can really understand the key people issues. Showing that level of interest in the business also goes down well with managers'

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