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FDA at TUC Congress 2021
FDA President Vicky Johnson calls for “immediate, no strings attached financial support” to support our cultural sector
13th Sep 2021
News
FDA calls for new pregnancy loss policy
Equality Officer Victoria Jones has written to the Cabinet Office calling on Civil Service HR to work with the FDA to create a pregnancy loss policy that would empower managers to grant paid time off – for both parents – following a miscarriage.
27th Aug 2021
News

Responding to the FDA, Gove knocks down “unhelpful” commentary on home working
In a letter to General Secretary Dave Penman, Minister for the Cabinet Office Michael Gove praised the “hard work, diligence and selflessness” of civil servants and accepted that there are “benefits” to home working.
18th Aug 2021
News
Government must distance itself from “insulting and cowardly” comments on home working
The FDA has called for the Minister for the Cabinet Office to publicly distance the government from a series of anonymous briefings in the press, in which ministers attacked civil servants for working from home and threatening to cut their pay.
10th Aug 2021
News
Justice cannot be reliant on goodwill, says FDA
The FDA has voiced concerns that courts can open for longer under ‘temporary operating hours’.
28th Jul 2021
News

Features

How the FDA fundamentally restructured Fast Stream pay
National Officer Steven Littlewood reflects on the historic Fast Stream pay settlement and how none of it would have been possible without the “show of determination” from Fast Stream members.
16th Sep 2021| By Steven Littlewood
Analysis/comment
“My colleagues and fellow FDA members are working flat out trying to deliver justice”
FDA Section Convenor Stephen Head talks about the benefits of being in the FDA, how it feels to help members resolve their problems, and the challenges of delivering justice in a pandemic.
16th Sep 2021
Interview

Press releases

13th Nov 2020
Sonia Khan: Statement on employment tribunal claim
Former Treasury Special Adviser Sonia Khan has issued the following statement after reaching a settlement with the Treasury.
Press release
24th Sep 2020
Northern Ireland ministers “must ensure they do not put partisan interests ahead of effective government” says FDA
The FDA responds to the failure of the First and Deputy First Ministers of Northern Ireland to appoint a new head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service.
Press release
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