#civil-servants

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www.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago
Black Lives Matter

Will dissent in DC make a difference in Israel's war on Gaza?

Growing dissent over Gaza in Washington, DC signals potential for change. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
EU data protection

Civil servants threaten ministers with legal action over Rwanda bill

Civil servants are threatening legal action over concerns about the government's Rwanda deportation bill and its potential breach of international law.
The FDA union has warned that civil servants could be in violation of the civil service code and open to prosecution if they ignore an urgent injunction from Strasbourg banning a deportation. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
UK politics

Ministerial code completely inadequate, civil servants' unions tell MPs

Civil servants had a negative experience with the complaints process against Dominic Raab.
Party leaders need to do more to protect employees from the behavior of MPs. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
UK politics

Unions condemn rule change that could force civil servants to break law on Rwanda plan

Unions are criticizing a proposed change to Whitehall rules that would require civil servants to ignore Strasbourg judgments.
Ministers are planning to tweak the civil service code to order officials to follow ministerial decisions even if they block last-minute injunctions from the European court of human rights. [ more ]
berlin.de
3 months ago
Education

Around 1200 teachers made civil servants last year

Berlin plans to make thousands of teachers civil servants
The education administration expects progress in 2024 [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Europe politics

Sunak allows Labour to meet civil servants to prepare for possible election victory

Rishi Sunak has given permission for Labour shadow ministers to start talks with civil servants about how they would run a government if they win the election.
These discussions are a significant change as opposition MPs do not usually have such access to civil servants. [ more ]
BBC News
5 months ago
UK news

Partygate reports 'million miles from reality' - Johnson

Former PM expresses regret over lockdown parties
Boris Johnson denies absurd version of events
Politicians and civil servants fined for breaking lockdown rules [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
5 months ago
Women

Sixty women at MoD complain of widespread toxic' and hostile' behaviour

Senior women at the UK Ministry of Defence have described a hostile and toxic culture at the department, including allegations of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse by male colleagues.
The women outlined their experiences in a letter marked official-sensitive, detailing incidents of being spoken over during meetings, subject to pejorative language, and facing sexual harassment including intrusive staring and sexualized comments.
The accounts suggest an abusive and discriminatory workplace culture at the UK government's largest departments, with incidents occurring at both the MoD's headquarters and overseas bases. [ more ]
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