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The FDA's campaigning has sparked major reform of the SCS's performance management system - meaning many members can, for the first time in almost a decade, expect to see decent pay awards for their hard work.

FDA General Secretary Dave Penman has accused Liz Truss, the Chief Secretary of the Treasury, of being “completely disingenuous” when announcing a cap on public sector exit payments.

FDA General Secretary Dave Penman warns that the Government's blunt approach hurts civil servants, teachers, police officers, fire fighters, doctors, paramedics and other public servants.

“When 84% are unhappy with their pay, and 89% feel it compares badly with civil jobs of a similar level of responsibility, there is clearly something seriously wrong," says FDA National Officer Steven Littlewood.

“It’s clear from these striking results that Fast Stream pay as it stands is no longer fit for purpose," says FDA National Officer Steven Littlewood.

The pay hikes were described by FDA National Officer Steven Littlewood as a "well overdue reward for long-serving staff, who have been trapped in the lower ends of pay range for years".

Union’s new deal also sees Crown Prosecutors' pay rise by over 10%.

General Secretary Dave Penman warns against a "race to the bottom" in public sector pay.

The union’s campaigning pays off as department agrees to compensate extra hours

“If ministers are serious about addressing the weaknesses identified in the report, root and branch reform of pay structures is essential" says FDA General Secretary Dave Penman.

FDA Assistant General Secretary Lucille Thirlby on why the FDA is proud to be an accredited Living Wage employer and why she’d encourage other employers to do the same.

Representatives from the FDA, the Law Society and the Bar Council have called for increased investment in the criminal justice system at a round table event to mark Justice Week 2018.

Dave Penman updates members on the result of our application for Judicial Review of the civil service pay guidance consultation and the "shambles" of this year’s pay round.

"While we welcome the in-year budget increase, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance must ensure this comes as part of a sustained, long-term commitment to adequately resource the COPFS," says FDA President Fiona Eadie.

“While we welcome the in-year budget increase, Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf must ensure this comes as part of a sustained, long-term commitment to adequately resource the COPFS and isn’t simply a flash in the pan," says FDA President Fiona Eadie.

The Procurators Fiscal Society of the FDA union alleged Scottish ministers value their work – including dealing with child sex abuse victims and some of the country’s most violent offenders – less than that of government lawyers.

Assistant General Secretary Lucille Thirlby responds to David Lidington's Written Ministerstal Statement concerning SSRB report

The FDA, PCS and Prospect have succeeded in getting courts to give urgent consideration to their challenge to the Treasury’s pay guidance for departments that is set to award civil servants the lowest pay increase of all public sector employees.

FDA members in the MOJ have voted against a pay deal that could see individuals face worse working conditions and real-term pay cuts.

The FDA has called on David Lidington to champion fair and equal pay in Whitehall following the release of official statistics revealing that the gender pay gap for senior civil servants widened in the year to March 2018.