Unions slam Reform UK plans to oust perm secs and cut 68,500 jobs
15 Dec Finance

Unions slam Reform UK plans to oust perm secs and cut 68,500 jobs

Party announces more details of civil service reform policies including weakening pensions in favour of higher bonuses, increasing office working and big cuts to policy profession
by Tevye Markson
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OBR chair Richard Hughes quits over Budget-document bungle
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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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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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UKHSA pushes through pay offer unions rejected, offering £350 'recognition payment' Exclusive
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