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Revoking the £95k cap on public sector exit payments
The government has decided to withdraw regulations to cap exit payments in the public sector at…
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Job advert: MiP Organiser
Your chance to change the NHS workplace after the pandemic by supporting members and developing reps…
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TUC Equality Conferences 2021: your chance to get involved
The 2021 TUC Equality Conferences will be held online only this year, with all FDA members…
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Pensions update: Government announces consultation response
The government has announced its response to the consultation held in July 2020 – ‘Public service…
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£6.5m funding package “a fresh start for culture in Wales”
Following months of FDA campaigning, the Welsh Government has today announced a £6.5m funding package to…
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FDA joins call for immediate Covid safety review of courts
The FDA has joined fellow trade unions as well as legal professional bodies in calling for…
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FDA criticises “double standards” of Salmond inquiry committee
General Secretary Dave Penman has responded to press reports regarding the costs of support for civil…
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Working Hours Survey: 97% want to continue working remotely
The latest FDA Working Hours Survey found an overwhelming majority of respondents wanted to continue to…
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Penman condemns “reckless and destructive” attacks on Leslie Evans
General Secretary Dave Penman has defended the Permanent Secretary to the Scottish government against what he…
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Ofsted suspends site visits following pressure from the FDA
The FDA has welcomed the decision by Ofsted to move to remote inspections until after the…
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COPFS members overwhelmingly back industrial action in indicative ballot
95% voted to support the action and to progress the FDA’s long-running ‘Equal value, equal worth’…
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Return to hybrid Parliament ‘the common sense thing to do’
FDA National Officer Jawad Raza has said as full return to the hybrid parliament “is simply…
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FDA criticises government’s “absolutely illogical” decision on unconscious bias training
The FDA has branded the government’s decision to scrap unconscious bias training for civil servants as…
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Legal challenge on breach of Ministerial Code
General Secretary Dave Penman explains why the FDA has now begun the legal process which may…
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FDA launches legal action over cap on exit payments
The FDA has launched a legal challenge against the imposition by the government of a £95,000…
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FDA consults COPFS members on possible strike action
The FDA has launched an indicative ballot of members working in the Crown Office and Procurator…
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Jim Harra: “I’m in awe, frankly, of what my colleagues and our suppliers have achieved”
HMRC Chief Executive Jim Harra on his department’s extraordinary response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Meet the President: Vicky Johnson
The FDA’s new president, Vicky Johnson, has been a civil servant since 1986, but originally had…
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Taking time for yourself
FDA rep Claire Bottomley tells Kay Hender how her own experience helped her to learn the…
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Legal challenge over COVID-19 appointments
The FDA has given evidence as part of a legal challenge regarding high-profile government appointments being…
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FDA response to the public sector pay ‘pause’
General Secretary Dave Penman has said the public sector pay ‘pause’ “shows just how little the…
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Outcome of the Ministerial Code investigation into the Home Secretary
FDA calls for “an independent and transparent process where bullying and harassment allegations against ministers can…
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FDA Cymru: Yn cefnogi amgueddfeydd a llyfrgelloedd Cymru
Mae FDA Cymru yn parhau i ymgyrchu i ddiogelu dyfodol Amgueddfa Cymru a Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru,…
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FDA Wales: Supporting Welsh museums and libraries
FDA Wales is campaigning to secure the future of the National Museum of Wales and the…
