Northern Ireland civil servants could join strikes over 'offensive' sub-2% pay offer
09 Jan Finance

Northern Ireland civil servants could join strikes over 'offensive' sub-2% pay offer

Union urges members to reject "derisory" offer of £552 pay rise and vote on industrial action
by Beckie Smith
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Treasury launches hunt for next chief economic adviser
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The Treasury second perm sec says resilience is needed after "what feels like concurrent crises over an extended period"
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FCDO to step up aid scrutiny as minister admits UK 'not a development superpower'
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Defra ‘working up business case’ for APHA cash boost
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National Audit Office boss: ‘We’re not a remote working organisation’
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Perm secs take flak for major-project spending transparency
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Will the Autumn Statement’s short-term focus sideline longer-term outcomes for public services?
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Civil service job cuts 'should fund better pay for top new recruits'
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DHSC rapped for sharing 'misleading' graph on nurses' wage rise
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DHSC rapped for sharing 'misleading' graph on nurses' wage rise
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NAO sounds alarm as funding shortfalls threaten departmental shared-services drive
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Raab condemns public sector strikes and says pay hikes would 'undercut the poorest'
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Autumn Statement: IFS flags renewed pressure on civil service jobs
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Autumn Statement: Hunt under fire for latest delay to social-care reform
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UKHSA pushes through pay offer unions rejected, offering £350 'recognition payment' Exclusive
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UKHSA pushes through pay offer unions rejected, offering £350 'recognition payment'
Pay decision ‘disappointing’ and could lead to workforce shortage, union warns
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