Articles tagged with: Environment Agency
Environment Agency officers save trainer's life
15 Mar Energy & Environment
Environment Agency officers save trainer's life
Workers recognised for providing CPR and using a defibrillator after cardiac arrest
Spring Budget: Unprotected departments face cuts of up to 3.5%
07 Mar Finance
Spring Budget: Unprotected departments face cuts of up to 3.5%
IFS predicts increasing pressure on prisons, courts and local government – and dubs defence spending pledge "not worth the paper its written on"
Defra staff ask bosses to launch four-day-week trial
08 Dec 2023 HR
Defra staff ask bosses to launch four-day-week trial
Petition seeks 20% reduction in hours with no impact on wages
Unions call for 13% pay rise at Environment Agency to tackle 'pay erosion'
22 Sep 2023 Energy & Environment
Unions call for 13% pay rise at Environment Agency to tackle 'pay erosion'
Pay claim demands uplift to "insulting" offer for 2022-23, after years of below-inflation rises
Met Office honours civil servants with storm names
01 Sep 2023 HR
Met Office honours civil servants with storm names
Officials who work to protect the public could see severe-weather events named after them
Staffing ‘crisis’ risks undermining net-zero pledge, union warns
17 Aug 2023 Energy & Environment
Staffing ‘crisis’ risks undermining net-zero pledge, union warns
Delays, data gaps and reliability issues dog Whole of Government Accounts
26 Jul 2023 Finance
Delays, data gaps and reliability issues dog Whole of Government Accounts
NAO says HM Treasury needs to get a better understanding of why some public bodies are failing to submit their figures
Environment Agency staff extend strike mandate over pay dispute
04 May 2023 Energy & Environment
Environment Agency staff extend strike mandate over pay dispute
Prospect urges ministers to let agency leaders "meaningfully negotiate with unions on pay"
‘Every civil servant will tell you don't do it’: Outgoing Environment Agency chief warns against restructure
17 Mar 2023 Civil Service Reform
‘Every civil servant will tell you don't do it’: Outgoing Environment Agency chief warns against restructure
Machinery of government changes should only happen if there is a "really good argument" for it, James Bevan says
Environment Agency names Treasury DG as chief exec
17 Mar 2023 Energy & Environment
Environment Agency names Treasury DG as chief exec
Philip Duffy will succeed James Bevan at Horizon House from July
'Some people can no longer afford to work for us': low pay forcing staff out, Environment Agency chief says
15 Mar 2023 HR
'Some people can no longer afford to work for us': low pay forcing staff out, Environment Agency chief says
Chief exec says low pay is "bad for the country" as staff are forced to leave and this "impacts on outcomes"
'No other option': Thousands of Environment Agency staff to strike this week
06 Feb 2023 Energy & Environment
'No other option': Thousands of Environment Agency staff to strike this week
Unions Prospect and Unison join forces in dispute over low pay and understaffing
‘I’ve only been here three months, but I’m hugely impressed’: New Environment Agency chair on filling big shoes, extreme weather and a worrying skills gap
29 Dec 2022 Energy & Environment
‘I’ve only been here three months, but I’m hugely impressed’: New Environment Agency chair on filling big shoes, extreme weather and a worrying skills gap
Alan Lovell, who began role as chair of the agency in September, sets out his aims for the year ahead
Defra ‘working up business case’ for APHA cash boost
07 Dec 2022 Energy & Environment
Defra ‘working up business case’ for APHA cash boost
Perm sec Tamara Finkelstein tells MPs department will need to reprioritise some work to offset inflation
Two unions back strikes at Environment Agency over 'derisory' pay
22 Nov 2022 Energy & Environment
Two unions back strikes at Environment Agency over 'derisory' pay
Prospect: “There comes a point where passion is not enough for you to carry on in the face of tough times”
Environment Agency names new chief scientist
04 Nov 2022 Energy & Environment
Environment Agency names new chief scientist
Robert Bradburne joins from Defra, where he was deputy chief scientific adviser
Environment Agency vote on industrial action over 3% pay offer
14 Oct 2022 Energy & Environment
Environment Agency vote on industrial action over 3% pay offer
Prospect says this year's 3% average pay offer "is the final straw"
Environment Agency ‘struggling to recruit’ because of pay crisis
16 Aug 2022 Energy & Environment
Environment Agency ‘struggling to recruit’ because of pay crisis
Union claims some recent hiring rounds have filled just one-quarter of roles advertised
Civil service leaders must join the chorus and stand up for their staff on pay
22 Jul 2022 HR
Civil service leaders must join the chorus and stand up for their staff on pay
Environment Agency chief Sir James Bevan threw down the gauntlet with his letter on "unjust" pay. Will others follow or shrug their shoulders?
Pay constraint 'unjust, unwise, and unfair', says Environment Agency chief Exclusive
21 Jul 2022 Economy
Pay constraint 'unjust, unwise, and unfair', says Environment Agency chief
James Bevan says staff are "experiencing real hardship" as inflation bites, with some using foodbanks
MPs back government’s choice for next Environment Agency boss
13 Jul 2022 Energy & Environment
MPs back government’s choice for next Environment Agency boss
Decision comes despite “significant gaps” in Alan Lovell’s knowledge of sector issues
Breaking records and battling for better water quality – Environment Agency's Emma Howard Boyd reflects on 2021
03 Jan 2022 Energy & Environment
Breaking records and battling for better water quality – Environment Agency's Emma Howard Boyd reflects on 2021
2020 may have been a year like no other, but 2021 was a chip off the old block and relentless from day one. The EA chair tells us about 12 more months of dealing with Covid while pushing ahead with new challenges
‘Scandal brewing’ over new homes on flood plains, MPs warn
01 Mar 2021 Energy & Environment
‘Scandal brewing’ over new homes on flood plains, MPs warn
Public Accounts Committee says Defra and Environment Agency lack clear picture on quality of defence measures
‘The whole of society needs a break this Christmas’: Environment Agency’s Emma Howard Boyd on 2020
22 Dec 2020 Energy & Environment
‘The whole of society needs a break this Christmas’: Environment Agency’s Emma Howard Boyd on 2020
2020 was a year unlike any other, with the coronavirus pandemic upending the work of government and changing how we live our daily lives. Senior figures from across the civil service tell us how the unprecedented 12 months affected them, and look ahead to 2021