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Government’s approach to pay an insult to members
Dave Penman updates members on the result of our application for Judicial Review of the civil…
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FDA welcomes important, if overdue, House of Commons Commission decision
On 24 October, the Commission voted to implement the recommendations from Dame Laura report, and expressed…
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The FDA calls for urgent action on the Dame Laura Cox report
The FDA welcomed the report and wholeheartedly supports Dame Laura’s recommendations, which echo the union’s own.
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“Until Parliament acts, the House of Commons will continue to be as fragile as a House of Cards”: the FDA backs Dame Laura Cox report recommendations
“The House of Commons needs to wake up. Dame Laura hits the nail on the head…
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Unchartered territory: Matt Ross speaks with Philip Rycroft
Matt Ross talks to the Department for Exiting the European Union Permanent Secretary about dealing with…
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Ensure COPFS budget increase isn’t simply ‘a flash in the pan’, FDA urges Scottish Government
““While we welcome the in-year budget increase, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance must ensure this comes…
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Bisexual visibility: bringing your whole self to work
Christine Boden, Chair of the Ministry of Justice’s LGBTQI network, describes why she will never stop…
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SCS pay systems creak at seams while Government works at a snail’s pace, says FDA
“Year after year the Government has ignored independent advice and evidence about the urgency to resolve…
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Women into Leadership London 2018: Wear your red shoelaces
On 11 September, 850 female civil servants – and women interested in becoming part of the…
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TUC Congress backs the FDA’s call to tackle harassment in the workplace
Unions representing members across the economy have backed the FDA’s calls for a fully independent process…
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FDA member named one of the most influential LGBT+ people in Wales
Craig Stephenson has once again been called one of the most influential LGBT+ people in Wales,…
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FDA slams Alex Salmond’s “nasty, vindictive and deliberate” attacks on Scottish Government Permanent Secretary
The FDA has condemned the behaviour of former First Minister Alex Salmond, following his string of…
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FDA members reject Ministry of Justice pay offer
FDA members in the MOJ have voted against a pay deal that could see individuals face…
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Pay 2018: Why we have issued legal proceedings
Together with PCS and Prospect, the FDA has issued legal proceedings against the Minister for the…
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What is the value of brilliance?
FDA Vice President Tony Wallace asks, if the acting Cabinet Secretary thinks all civil servants are…
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‘Blind prejudice’: FDA boss attacks MPs critical of civil service bonuses
FDA General Secretary Dave Penman speaks to Civil Service World to defend bonus payments to senior…
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House of Commons bullying and harassment: FDA’s response
The FDA’s branch in the House of Commons agreed that we should not accept the new…
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Legal action on civil service pay
Alongside PCS and Prospect, the FDA has warned the Minister for the Cabinet Office to withdraw…
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Pay 2018: Joint statement from the FDA, PCS and Prospect
The three unions’ General Secretaries have written to Elizabeth Truss, Chief Secretary for the Treasury, the…
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Pay 2018: A message from the General Secretary
FDA General Secretary Dave Penman updates members on pay for 2018 and the publication on Monday…
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David Chrimes: Fighting for disability rights in the
“There is clearly an urgent need for the rights of disabled people in the UK to…
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FDA welcomes the National Audit Office report on Ofsted
The FDA has welcomed the National Audit Office report on Ofsted, which highlights a number of…
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House of Commons bullying: Penman tells Newsnight ‘MPs cannot be trusted to be arbiters of their own conduct’
Following the Parliamentary Committee on Standards’ decision not to investigate bullying allegations made against Speaker John…
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Annual Delegate Conference 2018: Civil service values are not for sale
Delegates at this year’s Annual Delegate Conference have sent a strong message to politicians of all…
