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Public Service Pay & Benefits

Public service unions seek court order to force government to pay its workers

Public service unions representing thousands of Canadian government officials have gone to court over federal payroll problems. Public Services and Procurement Canada, formerly referred to as Public Works and Government […]

Russian pay plan defeated by inflation

A six-year plan by the Russian government to raise the incomes of public sector workers is being badly undermined by rising inflation, according to a leaked report by Russia’s National […]

German government agrees to 4.75% wage increase for public sector workers

More than 2m public sector workers in Germany will see their wages rise by 4.75% over two years after unions staged several public sector strikes which last week grounded hundreds […]

Public officials in Germany set to stage further strikes over wage dispute

Public sector workers in Germany are set to stage further strikes later this month over failed wage negotiations with the government. Verdi, one of Germany’s biggest and most influential unions […]

Loosening Defence Equipment & Support pay controls has brought down salary bills, says Jon Thompson, UK’s outgoing MoD perm sec

Liberating Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) from cross-civil service salary controls has cut the Ministry of Defence (MoD) agency’s staffing bill even as its workforce grows, outgoing MoD permanent secretary […]

India allocates 700bn rupees for civil servants’ salary hike in 2016 budget

The Indian government has allocated 700bn rupees (£7.4bn) for the salary hike of central government employees as part of the 2016 union budget. Up to 4.7m sitting civil servants and […]

New pay system saving Canada’s government $50m a year rolled out today

A new consolidated pay system expected to save Canada’s government more than $70m (US$50m) a year is being rolled out to dozens of federal departments today. Public Works and Government Services Canada […]

America’s senior civil servants in line for wage increase and bigger bonuses

America’s senior civil servants could see their wages and bonus payments increased, according to a new presidential executive order. The order, published by the White House last week, told officials […]

UK departments and professions to win pay freedoms

The UK government’s Cabinet Office is developing plans to bring together its top specialists in dedicated units, whilst the Treasury is granting pay flexibilities to departments undertaking major reforms, civil […]

Experts predict consequences of 23% pay hike for India’s civil servants

A pay rise for India’s civil servants, expected to come into force next year, could spark a consumer boom, financial institutions predict, while economists warn of a looming budget hole. […]