More than 100 civil servants set to be cut from security vetting and Cobra teams The proposed cuts are part of wider plans to reduce the Civil Service headcount. Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2025
Civil servants begin industrial action over work from home ban and closures of London offices Civil servants working for Angela Rayner start industrial action over moving of Government offices away from capital and lack of flexible working Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2025
Civil servants start industrial action over return to office mandate Members of Public and Commercial Services Union are also protesting against the closure of six work locations The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2025
Hundreds of Ofgem staff vote to strike in pay dispute HUNDREDS of workers at the energy regulator Ofgem have voted for strike action in a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions ... The National (Scotland) · Jun 12, 2025
Was Remco Evenepoel's Dauphiné stage win really Quickstep's 1,000th victory? It's complicated Differing totals lie in how victories are counted Cycling News · Jun 11, 2025
Civil servants union 'silenced' debate on trans rights THE civil servants’ union “silenced” debates on the Supreme Court’s ruling on trans rights during its annual conference, The National can… The National (Scotland) · May 21, 2025
Hundreds of workers at Ofgem balloted for strikes in dispute over pay and jobs More than 700 members of the PCS in Glasgow, London and Cardiff will vote in the coming weeks on whether to launch a campaign of industrial action. The Independent UK · May 1, 2025
'Done everything right': Scottish Labour MPs hit out as man faces deportation A SCOTTISH Labour MP has condemned visa rules introduced by the previous government as one of their constituents faces deportation despite doing… The National (Scotland) · Apr 25, 2025
Labour plan for £2bn in Whitehall cuts will hit frontline services, union warns ‘You can’t cut your way to growth,’ says PCS head as Reeves confirms move to cut administrative costs by 15% by 2030 The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2025
Patrol boat workers vote to strike Members of the PCS union are in dispute over allowances. The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025
Are unions really shifting toward Conservatives? Here’s a closer look at their Ontario election endorsements Ontario Premier Doug Ford has secured a third consecutive majority government for the Progressive Conservative Party. The Conversation · Feb 28, 2025
No 10 cleaning and catering staff to begin month-long strike over pay Union also wants government to take workers on to staff and end outsourced contracts The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2025
Hundreds of Met civilian staff begin two-week strike over flexible working Vetting team workers have been threatened with docked pay if they don’t return to offices Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025
Major reshuffle in UP bureaucracy as several IAS, PCS & IPS officers retire UP bureaucracy set to see major changes as 19 IAS, PCS & IPS officers demitted the office today. Read further on Dynamite News. Dynamite News · Feb 1, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2025 English Heritage plans up to 200 redundancies and winter closures of some sites Exclusive: At least 7% of workforce could be affected with curators targeted as part of charity’s restructuring
Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025 Heathrow Airport’s Border Force officers to be balloted over strikes The dispute concerns a roster system.
Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2025 Hundreds of Metropolitan Police staff to strike next month in row over working from home Over 300 civilian members of staff at the Met Police will go on strike in February
Dynamite News · Jan 21, 2025 UP: Retired PCS officer murdered in Kasganj; Blood-soaked body recovered It is suspected that the retired officer has been murdered. The incident has created an air of fear and terror in the area. Read the full report on Dynamite News
Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2025 Revenue and Customs workers to strike in pay dispute They will take action on the last two days of the month.
The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025 Treasury using AI to reply to taxpayers’ emails as Starmer vows to ‘mainline technology into veins’ of UK Prime minister has vowed to use AI to ‘drive incredible change in our country’
The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2024 ‘It’s a huge problem’: what’s gone wrong at the ONS and why does it matter? The UK’s number-crunching body is still playing catchup over job figures after the pandemic, with validity of survey data being questioned
The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024 Met Police staff vote to take strike action over return to office working The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) said there was ‘overwhelming support for the action’.
Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2024 Met Police staff including 999 call handlers vote to strike over return to office working The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) said there was ‘overwhelming support for the action’
The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024 Starmer faces wave of strikes as union discontent spreads over pay rise caps Labour is potentially facing months of unrest over public sector pay as more unions raise concerns over the impact of Rachel Reeves’ spending review
The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2024 MoD to cut more than 5,000 civil service jobs in drive to reduce costs David Williams, the permanent secretary, said department aims to lose 10% of staff, causing alarm among trade unions