civil servants
Giving Northern Ireland civil servants a pay rise in excess of 3% does not appear affordable, says minister
In a paper to Executive colleagues, Caomihe Archibald acknowledged that failing to pay more than 3% could be ‘particularly difficult to defend’.
Civil service pay offer accepted by unions
Dispute over pay had led to civil servants taking part in 24-hour strike in January
Civil servants to be offered 5% pay increase and one-off £1,500 payment
Stormont Finance Minister Caoimhe Archibald put forward the offer following industrial action by public sector workers, including civil servants.
Civil service faces capacity issues when examining new EU laws, committee told
Under post-Brexit trading rules, aspects of EU law still apply in Northern Ireland.
Urgent need to transform public services in NI, top civil servant tells MLAs
Jayne Brady said the need for sustainable services in the region was matched by a need for sustainable finances.
Plans to move Civil Service jobs outside London accelerated
The relocation of more than 20,000 jobs away from the capital will be brought forward to 2027, the Government has said.
Calls for investigation after 60 women at MoD allege ‘toxic’ culture
It was reported that civil servants said they had been ‘propositioned’, ‘groped’ and ‘touched repeatedly’ by men working in the department.
TUC leader accuses Tories of rewarding wealth not work
Paul Nowak has called for a national conversation about taxing wealth and windfalls to ‘fix broken Britain’.
Sunak backs review of Scottish civil servants’ work on independence
The Prime Minister discussed the issue when he visited Scotland on Monday.
