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09 Feb 2023 HR

PM’s new standards adviser ‘must have role in Raab probe’, says union boss

Rishi Sunak risks undermining the integrity of current investigation, according to FDA general secretary

12 Jan 2023 HR

Civil service pay talks branded a 'farce' as unions say Cabinet Office minister had 'nothing to offer'

Further strike action threatened as unions criticise lack of offer to address their pay and conditions concerns

10 Jan 2023 HR

Get out of listening mode and put money on the table to end pay strikes, civil service unions tell ministers

Industrial action will not be avoided without "meaningful" pay proposals, unions tell Jeremy Quin

06 Jan 2023 HR

Ministers blasted for ‘hollow’ pay negotiations offer

Civil service unions say attempts to curb public-sector strikes show government is in denial

03 Jan 2023 HR

Ministers ‘making no effort’ to resolve public-sector strikes, union chief claims

Plus, think tank criticises government for hiding behind independent pay-review bodies to avoid negotiations

02 Dec 2022 HR

High Court sets date for civil service pensions challenge

Judicial review will examine government’s failure to honour 2% cut in staff contributions under scheme rules

16 Nov 2022 HR

Sunak to appoint 'independent investigator' to look into Raab complaints

No.10 won't commit to timeframe for probe into two complaints made public after CSW reported officials said Raab had created a “culture of fear”

15 Nov 2022 HR

Sunak urged to overhaul ministerial complaints system amid Raab allegations

Civil servants have "little confidence" complaints about bullying will lead to action, union says

14 Nov 2022 HR

Low pay blights the Fast Stream. Our members have had enough

Fast streamers in the FDA union are considering strikes as low pay outweighs the prospect of future promotion.

EXCL: Fast streamers could strike after pay negotiations 'exhausted'

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11 Nov 2022 HR

EXCL: Fast streamers could strike after pay negotiations 'exhausted'

FDA to open indicative ballot after Fast Stream members reject 3% pay rise

01 Nov 2022 Civil Service Reform

Civil service job-cuts target scrapped but 2% pay cap looms

Fast Stream recruitment to resume alongside U-turn on Johnson-era plans to axe 91,000 jobs

05 Oct 2022 Security & Defence

MoD withdraws three-year pay offer that divided unions

FDA says it is "disappointed" for its members who "overwhelming" voted for the deal

30 Sep 2022 Economics

Civil service unions urge Truss to rule out austerity drive

More spending cuts would be an "act of national vandalism", PCS, Prospect and FDA chiefs say

28 Sep 2022 Civil Service Reform

Truss government urged to repair 'worst' civil service morale in decades

Boris Johnson's administration “unleashed a relentless assault" on officials, unions say

22 Sep 2022 HR

Civil service unions fight government's strike-breaking legislation

FDA and PCS support challenge against "unlawful" regulations "that undermines the fundamental legal right to strike"

11 Jan 2019 Leadership

Unions back Scottish Government complaints procedure after Salmond verdict

Unions urge members to continue to bring forward complaints and “expect that the Scottish Government will handle their complaint properly”.

07 Sep 2018 HR

Opinion: Salmond case shows need for independent complaints procedure in Whitehall

Allegations against the former Scottish first minister have hit the headlines, but the Scottish Government has an independent process for dealing with sexual harassment complaints. The UK government needs the same, says FDA’s assistant general secretary Amy Leversidge

14 May 2015 Digital, Data & Technology

John Manzoni: New Cabinet Office minister wants "collaborative" relationship with Whitehall

Civil service chief executive John Manzoni points to end of the "Francis Maude era" in his first speech to the FDA union

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