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Public Service Pay & Benefits

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US government to ban use of salary history in federal job offers

The US government is set to prohibit the use of previous salary information in setting pay for federal employees as part of action to boost pay equity. The Office of […]

A photograph of strikers near Tunney's Pasture in Ottawa as part of the 2023 federal employee strike.

Canadian public service strike ends as deal reached over pay and remote work

The two-week long strike by 120,000 Canadian public servants is ending today after the government and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) union reached a May Day deal on […]

New Zealand lifts public service pay freeze

New Zealand has lifted COVID-era pay restraints on high-earning public servants in a bid to attract talent and improve retention. In 2020, the Public Service Commission imposed a hold on […]

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 government works to attract tech talent amid industry layoffs; Singapore civil servants to receive above-inflation pay rise: management & workforce news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. US Department of Veterans Affairs bids for more competitive salaries to entice laid-off private […]
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US feds struggling to ‘stretch their paycheck’ as data reveals growing pay gap with the private sector

The wage gap between federal and private sector employees is widening according to fresh data put before a meeting of the US Federal Salary Council. Data produced by the US […]

Australian Public Service staff get 3% wage rise as government pledges end to ‘pay bargaining Hunger Games’

Australian Public Service (APS) staff are to receive an interim 3% pay rise while a longer-term policy that aims to reduce fragmentation of pay and conditions across the service is […]
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Biden confirms US federal pay rise; Japan to eject obsolete floppy disk from government: management & workforce news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Biden confirms US federal pay rise President Joe Biden has confirmed that US federal […]
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US government makes ‘commitment to reproductive healthcare’ in sick leave rules; UK Cabinet Office staff wellbeing plummets: management & workforce news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed US feds allowed to use sick leave to travel for medical care The Office […]