“This policy quietly hard-wires job losses into public sector pay.“By linking pay rises to workforce reductions, the Scottish Government is creating a permanent squeeze on staffing while simultaneously asking civil servants to deliver more efficiencies and more reform.“Protecting frontline services by hollowing out the professional and managerial capacity behind them is not sustainable, and it risks weakening the quality, resilience and accountability of public services across Scotland.”
FDA response to Ministerial Statement on civil service pension crisis: Government are right to use terms of contract to address “severe” failures
In response to announcements on civil service pay, the FDA welcome progression for Senior Civil Servants, but introducing progression for other grades remains ‘top pay priority’ after ‘lack of meaningful change for two decades’.
Following the unacceptable issues arising from the civil service pension scheme transfer to Capita, Adrian Prandle outlines the FDA’s ongoing work to ensure members get the support they need as quickly as possible.
