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To: Michael Ellis MP, Cabinet Office Paymaster General

Fix the broken civil service and public sector pay systems

When the Cabinet Office publishes new pay remit guidance in April, it needs to finally fix the broken public service pay systems and stop tying the hands of departments.

In particular, the Remit Guidance must;
· Protect staff against rising inflation and end a decade of declining living standards.
· Allow staff to progress and their knowledge, skills and experience to be recognised and rewarded.
· Enable and not constrain proper negotiations at employer level.

Why is this important?

Over the last decade, pay for civil servants and others covered by the pay remit guidance has been under attack and has lagged behind inflation, and pay levels and increases in the private sector.

Individual departments have had their hands tied by the Cabinet Office and have been unable to offer fair pay increases for their staff – and it’s gone on for too long.

This has been compounded by the absence of pay progression arrangements.

Public servants deserve a fair deal – they are always important to our way of life, but their dedication has been crucial in getting us through the pandemic. The least they deserve is for their living standards to be maintained, and their knowledge, skills and experience rewarded.

Among staff and employers there is a common recognition that pay systems are broken and in the need of fundamental reform and adequate funding.

Please sign this petition for fair pay for those who help defend, protect, support and enhance all of our lives.

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2022-03-14 13:03:36 +0000

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