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Institute for Government: is Whitehall’s workforce model broken?
FDA General Secretary responds to think tank’s report on civil service churn.
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BAME into Leadership: “Get to know ‘the game’ and its rules”
Former Executive Committee member Peter Green shares key messages from the Cardiff conference.
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Government should commit to pay settled status fee for EU civil servants
The FDA sees no reason why the Government should not commit to pay the settled status…
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FDA condemns Salmondâs âcontinual targetingâ of Leslie Evans
Former first ministerâs portrayal of a âpersonal vendettaâ wonât wash, says FDA General Secretary Dave Penman.
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Plans to merge Government departments âkindergarten economicsâ
The FDA has criticised rumoured plans to drastically reduce the number of Government departments.
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Invitation: Take part in our LGBT Working Group meeting
FDA members are invited to share their views at the 8 January meeting.
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Celebrating the suffrage centenary
The FDA joined the Cross Government Women’s Network in marking a hundred years of “votes for…
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Gender pay gap data “no early Christmas gift”
National Officer Victoria Taylor discusses the “concerning statistics nestled in this data”.
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Have a day job helping women and girls? Talk to the FDA
The FDA will publish members’ stories of their work to mark International Women’s Day 2019.
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FDA warns Scottish Government pay policy could create barriers to recruitment
Scottish Governmentâs public sector pay policy 2019-20 âdoesnât truly valueâ the work of FDA members, says…
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Marching to a new BEATS
Neil Rider outlines the new civil service approach to recruiting, including its move away from competencies…
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The public trusts civil servants in testing times: Penman in CSW
The FDA General Secretary turns to the Ipsos-Mori Veracity Index in his latest Civil Service World…
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#MeToo, menopause and flexible working: future topics for the FDA Women’s Network
All that was discussed at the inaugural steering group meeting.
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Working Hours Survey reveals the âfalse economyâ of unsustainable workloads
The results for our 2018 Working Hours Survey tell the story of an overworked, under-resourced civil…
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We canât allow justice to become devalued
FDA National Officer Steven Littlewood responds to Max Hill QC’s recent Justice Select Committee appearance.
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Government risks a shootout on civil service pay: Penman in CSW
Read FDA General Secretary Dave Penmanâs latest column for Civil Service World, where he warns that…
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World AIDS Day: How FDA Convenor Barry Snelgrove and his MoJ colleagues raised ÂŁ2,400
FDA Convenor Barry Snelgrove discusses his fundraising efforts in the MoJ and why itâs still so…
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Jeremy Heywood: “The pre-eminent public servant of his age”
Public servants and politicians alike mourn the passing of Cabinet Secretary Lord Jeremy Heywood, named by…
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Inside the Foreign Office: Attend our Fast Stream networking event
Fast streamers from all departments are invited to join us at our event on Wednesday, 28…
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Young Workers Month: Achieving things here and now
This Young Workers Month Lizzie Houghton, Co-convenor of the FDA Fast Stream Section, looks at how…
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Unions and Scottish Government cosign Fair Work agreement
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution Derek MacKay has signed a union agreement committing to…
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Equal Pay Day 2018: The civil service is falling short
Being fairly paid for the work you do isnât a big ask, but the civil service…
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If the Government wants a world class service it must offer world class resourcing
ARC President Paula Houghton responds to concerns raised by the PAC regarding HMRCâs Brexit preparations
