All posts tagged "employment rights"
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US lawmakers vote to shield feds from Trump threat to make them more easily fireable if re-electedThe House of Representatives has passed legislation that would stop future presidents from stripping federal employees of civil service protections without Congressional approval. The ‘Preventing a Patronage System’ bill cleared
- Posted September 21, 2022
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UK civil service improves diversity, but gender pay gap remainsThe UK civil service has improved overall diversity but the gender pay gap – while smaller than in 2020 – remains, new workforce statistics show. In 2021, representation of female,
- Posted July 29, 2021
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Plans to break up US federal HR agency abandonedThe Trump administration’s plan to merge the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) with the General Services Administration (GSA), giving the White House much greater control of federal HR policies, has
- Posted November 2, 2020
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Trump attacks raise concern about whistleblower protectionsUS president Donald Trump and his allies have made repeated attacks on the whistleblower whose complaint led to the impeachment inquiry, prompting intelligence agency chiefs to reaffirm their commitment to
- Posted December 3, 2019
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New law to squeeze employment protections for US Veterans Affairs staffA controversial bill that will allow the swift dismissal of staff at the US Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) is awaiting sign-off by president Donald Trump after receiving the backing
- Posted June 15, 2017
