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HR, Pay & Benefits

UK civil servants’ pay satisfaction drops dramatically, official survey shows

Only a quarter of UK officials believe their pay adequately reflects their performance, according to the government’s latest UK Civil Service People Survey – the lowest score in 14 years. […]

9% three-year pay rise recommended for Canadian public servants – as strike ballot gets underway

Canadian federal employees could get a 9% wage increase over three years under recommendations from the Public Interest Commission pay tribunal, ahead of negotiations that could end strike plans. In […]

US federal agency’s tech hiring drive pays dividends; New Zealand PM axes policy plans: management & workforce news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Tech recruitment drive proving successful at US Department of Veterans Affairs The US Department […]

US agencies to expand feds’ paid and unpaid leave opportunities

President Biden has instructed agencies to expand paid and unpaid leave opportunities for federal staff, as part of his administration’s bid to make the US government a model employer. In […]
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Canadian public servants set for strike ballot as governments worldwide grapple with industrial action

Public servants in Canada are to be balloted for strike action later this month as governments around the world face increasing industrial relations pressure over pay settlements. The Public Service […]
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Democrats propose 8.7% pay hike for US feds; APS staff asked for feedback on pay and conditions: management & workforce news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Democrats propose 8.7% pay raise for US feds in 2024 Democrats in both the […]

Select IT staff exempt from Canadian government return-to-office mandate; US revitalises agency internship programmes: workforce & management news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Canadian federal government exempts some IT workers from return-to-office rules The Canadian federal government […]

US Office of Personnel Management uses live polling for staff meetings; UK unions vow to fight anti-strike law: management & workforce news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. US Office of Personnel Management introduces live polling to staff meetings in bid to […]

US House Republicans vote to make it easier to fire individual federal officials and cut pay

Republicans in the House of Representatives have resurrected the ‘Holman Rule’, allowing lawmakers to use spending bills to abolish federal agencies, defund specific government programmes and fire individual civil servants […]

Job satisfaction of US federal officials falls, annual employee survey finds

US federal employees are significantly less satisfied in their jobs this year than in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic – and are particularly dissatisfied with pay, a major survey […]