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Public Service Pay & Benefits

New claims process for staff affected by Phoenix pay failure

A new claims process for federal employees affected by the troubled Phoenix payroll system has been launched by the Canadian government.  The new compensation scheme is being implemented “in recognition of […]

US lawmakers “extremely concerned” about proposed official time policy

Two members of Congress have written to the chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to express concern about a proposal that could make it harder for federal employees […]

US federal employees likely to get biggest pay rise in a decade

US Congressional negotiators have reached an agreement that would see civilian federal workers get an average 3.1% pay rise in 2020 – the biggest pay increase since 2009. The spending […]

Irish government commission calls for new pay review body

Ireland’s Public Service Pay Commission has called for the re-establishment of a dedicated review body to examine pay in the civil and public service, after a government report found that […]

Pay talks fail with Canadian union PSAC

A week of negotiations between Canada’s largest public sector union and the federal government has failed to produce a deal before the autumn’s federal election, raising the possibility of strike […]

UK civil servants’ pay rise lower than other public sector workers’

Senior civil servants in the UK are to get a 2% pay rise, outgoing chancellor Philip Hammond announced on Monday, rejecting the recommendations proposed by a salary review board. The […]

Canada appoints partners to replace Phoenix pay system

The Canadian government has appointed three tech vendors to test the options for replacing its doomed Phoenix pay system. Last year, the Ottawa administration announced that it would scrap Phoenix and […]

Canadian unions agree Phoenix compensation deal

Civil service unions in Canada have signed a deal to compensate more than 146,000 government employees hit by the failure of the government’s Phoenix payroll system. Unions have accepted an […]

UK loosens rules on pay and bonuses – but with no new money

The UK government is set to ditch further aspects of its ‘forced distribution’ performance management framework – allowing more senior civil servants (SCS) to receive bonuses – and give departments […]

Irish civil service union calls for cut in working hours

The Irish government’s failure to cut the working hours of more junior civil servants has created “a two-tier public service”, the incoming head of the country’s largest public sector union […]