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    Reducing compensation for dismissal was not disability discrimination, finds EAT

    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Jan 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Jan 2023

    Decision to reduce the amount of compensation owed to a disabled civil servant who was dismissed because of his absence record was not discriminatory.

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    • Education

    Schools out, trains out: Firms face ‘day of action’

    by Jo Faragher 30 Jan 2023
    by Jo Faragher 30 Jan 2023

    Employers are gearing up for a potentially disruptive week as around half a million workers prepare to strike on Wednesday 1 February.

    • Brexit
    • Civil Service
    • Employment law

    Warnings over workers’ rights as Retained EU Law Bill proceeds

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jan 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jan 2023

    Why employment lawyers including the head of the Law Society, are scathing about the government's Retain EU Law Bill.

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    • Employee relations
    • Latest News

    100,000 civil servants to strike on 1 February

    by Adam McCulloch 12 Jan 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 12 Jan 2023

    About 100,000 civil servants will strike on 1 February in a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions, the Public and Commercial Services union has announced.

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    • Sexual harassment
    • Bullying and harassment

    Dismissal of civil servant who sent inappropriate messages to colleagues was fair

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Jan 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Jan 2023

    An employment tribunal finds the Home Office was right to dismiss a Passport Office employee who sent inappropriate messages to colleagues.

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    • NHS
    • Latest News

    TUC’s Paul Nowak calls for urgent meeting with PM

    by Rob Moss 3 Jan 2023
    by Rob Moss 3 Jan 2023

    TUC's new general secretary calls for urgent meeting with Rishi Sunak in bid to allow ministers to open pay negotiations with unions.

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    • Dispute resolution

    Whitehall graduate scheme members consider strike

    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Dec 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Dec 2022

    Graduates on the civil service Fast Stream have shown support for a strike over pay.
    According to the FDA union,...

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    • Wales

    Welsh government criticised over low office occupancy

    by Adam McCulloch 2 Dec 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 2 Dec 2022

    The Welsh government has been criticised over its hybrid working policy as it has been reported that only one in 10 staff are working in the office every day.

    • Civil Service
    • NHS
    • Dispute resolution

    Prime minister sets up strike response unit

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Dec 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Dec 2022

    Rishi Sunak has set up a dedicated unit within government to respond to the wave of strikes taking place across the public sector.

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    • Bullying and harassment
    • Latest News

    Civil servants’ union calls for ministerial complaints reform

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Nov 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Nov 2022

    The FDA has urged the prime minister to reform the ministerial complaints process following bullying allegations.

    • Civil Service
    • Employee relations
    • Latest News

    Civil servants vote to strike over pay and job security

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Nov 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Nov 2022

    Thousands of civil servants, from driving test examiners to prison officers, have voted to strike over pay, pensions, job security...

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    • Economics, government & business

    Civil service unions call on Rishi Sunak to scrap plan to cut 91,000 jobs

    by Adam McCulloch 25 Oct 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 25 Oct 2022

    ‘Rishi Sunak should reassure public servants they will not pay the price for recent incompetent governance and bring stability so that the UK is seen as a place to invest’

    • Civil Service
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    • Public sector

    Hundreds of Civil Service jobs relocated to Scotland

    by Ashleigh Webber 28 Sep 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 28 Sep 2022

    Almost 1,000 London-based civil service jobs have been relocated to Scotland since March 2020.

    • Civil Service
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    • Industrial action / strikes

    Union begins strike ballot of 150,000 civil servants

    by Rob Moss 27 Sep 2022
    by Rob Moss 27 Sep 2022

    PCS Union launches strike ballot for civil service members in 214 government departments in dispute over pay, pensions and job cuts.

    • Hybrid working
    • Civil Service
    • Latest News

    Union hits back at civil service ‘skiving’ claims

    by Jo Faragher 5 Sep 2022
    by Jo Faragher 5 Sep 2022

    Civil service union FDA has hit back against accusations from Jacob Rees-Mogg that staff are using flexible working arrangements to...

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