Pay and pensions
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Driving improvement
If the government wants efficiencies, it needs to address the big challenge of civil service pay…
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Why we need an independent pay review body for delegated grades
Assistant General Secretary Lauren Crowley outlines the FDA’s response to this week’s pay announcements and shares…
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A different approach
With civil service pay largely unchanged for the last 30 years, Dave Penman outlines why the…
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FDA calls for substantial reform of NCA pay structure
In its evidence to the National Crime Agency Pay Review Body the FDA argues for urgent…
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Gender pay gap shows women are among those bearing the brunt of a broken civil service pay system, says FDA
The FDA responds to newly published civil service gender pay gap departmental reports for 2023.
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The state of pay in the civil service
The FDA’s new report, ‘The state of pay in the civil service’, paints a stark picture,…
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“A victory for all our members who voted for industrial action”: the FDA’s breakthrough on Fast Stream pay
Scott Dobson reports on the FDA’s historic win on Fast Stream pay.
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TUC Congress 2023: Unions overwhelmingly back FDA motion on pay review bodies
The TUC Congress, which is taking place in Liverpool, has overwhelmingly given its backing to a…
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FDA achieves major breakthrough on Fast Stream pay
Members in the FDA’s Fast Stream Section are now being balloted with a recommendation to accept…
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FDA calls for reform of a pay system “broken beyond repair”
The FDA has written jointly with Prospect to the Minister for the Cabinet Office Jeremy Quin…
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Our breakthrough on pay – and why the whole civil service pay system must be rebuilt
Following the publication in April of the government’s Pay Remit Guidance for 2023/24, the FDA announced…
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Recommendations on Senior Civil Service pay “fair and reasonable”
The FDA has today welcomed the recommendations made by the Senior Salaries Review Body, and the…
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FDA to build on improved pay offer by campaigning for reform of “broken” pay system
Following the FDA’s success in the getting the government improve the 2023/24 pay offer, the union…
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FDA secures new pay deal for civil servants
The Minister for the Cabinet Office has today presented a new package intended to recognise the…
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FDA pauses industrial action ballot following breakthrough in industrial dispute
The FDA’s Executive Committee has today agreed to suspend the union’s ballot on industrial action over…
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Why the FDA is launching a strike ballot on pay
Dave Penman sets out why the FDA is launching a national strike ballot.
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“We have no choice but to consider a ballot for national strike action”
General Secretary Dave Penman reacts to the government publishing the Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance, with…
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FDA to consider strike action in response to contemptuous announcement on civil service pay
The FDA’s Executive Committee will meet on Wednesday 19 April 2023 to consider a national ballot…
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‘Public sector pay awards not inflationary and reward package is not competitive’, says independent analysis
The FDA has submitted an independent analysis of the government’s published economic evidence to the Pay…
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“Ministers must come armed with proposals”
FDA General Secretary responds to minister’s invitation to meeting
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Join your union and have your say on pay
FDA Fast Stream reps Simon and Natasha on the campaign for better pay, and why there…
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“Recycled failed policies”: Truss’s ‘war on Whitehall’ is nothing new
The FDA rebuffed Truss’s recycled policies and helped force her U-turn
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Government’s response to SSRB “treats civil service leaders with contempt”
FDA Assistant General Secretary Lucille Thirlby says government’s pay offer treats senior civil servants with contempt
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Hair shirt public service
FDA General Secretary Dave Penman on the stark message for civil servants from this year’s pay…
