#public-sector

#public-sector

Back in January 2025 the UK government took an important step towards dismantling the ransomware economy by proposing a ban on ransom payments across the public sector. Under this legislation, which is now moving forward following a public consultation, institutions like the NHS, schools and local councils will no longer be permitted to pay out ransoms.

"It's an agreement that recognises our value...as a huge client of their organisation, and how important their technology is to help us deliver changes to public services, to make them more in touch, more in tune and better value for money for taxpayers."

The way out of this dispute is to negotiate, not frustrate.

Mark Drakeford stated that the way Reeves has used the Barnett formula constitutes a violation of budgeting agreements, impacting public services in Wales.

They will be informed in the coming days of the sums to be repaid, ranging from as low as €100 up to €30,000.

In 2011, the Canadian government hired IBM for a new pay system, the Phoenix system, which led to significant issues overpaying or underpaying civil servants.

Although paying employees may have been necessary in the very beginning of the pandemic, the CTA's payment for no work continued week after week for five years. No justifiable reason for this continued payment was provided in any CTA documents or by any of the relevant CTA employees interviewed.

In many cases, the difference in remuneration between the public and private sectors isn’t as vast as often perceived, and public organizations can be competitive.

The UK's public sector productivity has declined for a second consecutive year and is now lower than 1997 levels, raising significant concerns about fiscal stability.

As public sector law enforcement professionals leave their roles, they find more security job opportunities, particularly in executive protection, but face challenges shifting to corporate security.

The union is pushing for two significant pay claims aimed at addressing responsibilities and retention challenges for assistant principal and principal officer grades.

The Minister must admit that we cannot allow anybody on the public payroll to be in a position where they are creating a private company and funnelling public work to their own private company.

Micheál Martin suggested that a new housing office could be led by a public sector employee at no extra salary cost, amid criticism of high bureaucratic salaries.

Our expectation next year is that we are going to have to deliver a savings plan in excess of 50 million which is taking us into the kind of territory that trusts rarely reach in terms of percentage of income.

These are exceptional numbers. We haven't seen such high layoff figures since the pandemic, and the dismissals are at the level of the 1990s recession era.

"Blake Morgan has a long and proud history of serving the public sector in Wales, working diligently to maintain high standards of legal support and service delivery."

Councillor Laura Murtagh expressed her distress about the council tax increase, stating, "I felt physically ill to the pit of my stomach where we are having to make these impossible decisions."