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CPS launches the FDA’s ground-breaking stress policy
Designed by FDA members, the CPS Managing Work-Related Stress Policy is believed to be the first…
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Shifting focus: The FDA speaks with Clare Moriarty
Prior to her appointment as head civil servant at DExEU, Defra Permanent Secretary Clare Moriarty spoke…
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Penman slams Truss’s “dog-whistle” tactics to hide human impact of cap on public sector exit payments
FDA General Secretary Dave Penman has accused Liz Truss, the Chief Secretary of the Treasury, of…
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Mark Holmes: Making employment more open for women
In the fourth instalment of our International Women’s Day blog series, FDA member Mark Holmes writes…
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Michelle Wyer: Advancing women in the workplace
In the third instalment of our International Women’s Day blog series, Michelle Wyer talks to us…
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84% of fast streamers “unhappy with current level of pay”
“It’s clear from these striking results that Fast Stream pay as it stands is no longer…
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Greig Walker: Tackling violence against women and girls
In the second instalment of our International Women’s Day blog series, FDA rep Greig Walker tells…
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Union advocate: The FDA talks to Mike Jones QC
Despite initially seeing it as a “flight of fancy”, Mike Jones achieved the position of a…
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Claire Wiggins: Helping women through prison and probation
On International Women’s Day, FDA member Claire Wiggins explains how her day job at HMPPS supports…
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FDA wins up to 8% pay increases for CPS members
Union’s new deal also sees Crown Prosecutors’ pay rise by over 10%.
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With politicians unwilling to govern, the NICS is left in an invidious position
As the Northern Ireland Budget is pushed through Westminster, FDA General Secretary Dave Penman warns that…
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Westminster bullying and harassment scandal: One year on
Assistant General Secretary Amy Leversidge looks at what has changed since Newsnight ran its “devastating” investigation…
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Leversidge in the House: Parliament must act now on bullying and harassment
Five months since Dame Laura Cox published her report on bullying and harassment in the House…
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House Commission must “stop dragging their feet” on sexual harassment policy
FDA Assistant General Secretary Amy Leversidge responds to the Fawcett Society’s report on sexual harassment in…
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Barry Snelgrove: The FDA, LGBT+ rights, and me
The FDA Ministry of Justice rep describes his journey from closeted gay man to LGBT+ activist.
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DWP Branch AGM celebrates 100 years of the FDA
Colleagues from around the country joined members in Caxton House to take part in the DWP…
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LGBT History Month: Looking to the future
FDA member Caoilfhionn Toner writes about taking an FDA motion to the TUC LGBT+ Conference, the…
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FDA helps improve House of Commons staff’s workplace
As the Palace of Westminster literally crumbles, the FDA has submitted crucial evidence to make the…
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Women into Leadership: 500 women turning up to learn and to support each other
ARC President Paula Houghton describes her experience of chairing the Women into Leadership Cardiff conference.
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Why I HeartUnions
This HeartUnions week, FDA Fast Stream Section Equalities Officer Muneera Lula writes about unionism and being…
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A century of fighting for civil servants: Penman in CSW
The General Secretary writes on a hundred years of FDA achievements.
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100 years supporting and defending members
Watch our centenary video.
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Breaking stereotypes and aiding recovery: Why it’s time to talk about mental health
On Time to Talk Day, National Officer Jane Cockram – the FDA’s lead on wellbeing –…
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‘Swearing and mocking colleagues seemed unremarkable’: HMRC workplace abuse revealed
“The report will not have been easy reading for HMRC and does not shy away from…
