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Public sector job losses ’50% worse than forecast’
The current rate of public sector job losses is far greater than official projections and suggests total job cuts in the sector will be 50% higher than forecast, researchers say.... More »
Pensions: Local Government Group reveals new plan
The government could save £900m a year from public sector pensions without raising workers' contributions for two years, a lobbying group has argued.... More »
Civil service unions lose legal challenge over reduced redundancy payouts.
The two largest civil service unions have lost their high court challenge to a scheme that will reduce benefits paid to members who are made redundant or take early retirement. The Public and Commercial Services Union, which has 270,000 members, and the Prison Officers' Association, which has 35,000, called for a judicial review of a decision made in December 2010 by the civil service minister to amend the civil service compensation scheme, which applies to more than 600,000 workers.... More »
Changing Behaviour in the Public Sector
The public sector is facing an unprecedented period of declining resources and growing demands for their services. This has resulted in dramatic changes to organisational structures requiring new ways of working. While the configuration of the boxes may have changed, the people within those boxes may still be clinging to the behaviours that have worked for them in the past. ... More »
Couple Jailed for Massive Benefit Fraud Swindle
A Smethwick couple who lied that they weren't married to swindle over £127,000 in benefits have both been jailed. The sentence follows a prosecution brought by Sandwell Council's benefit investigation team and Jobcentre Plus.... More »