Theme paper on mobility of civil servants

The FO civil service federation has said that it will maintain its opposition to new legislation on civil servant mobility that was approved by parliament on 23 July and became law on 3 August. The union argues that the regulations will make it easier for the government to make civil servants redundant in any restructuring and will encourage the employment of part-time and temporary staff. It also argues that the changes will undermine the neutrality of the civil service and the notion that civil servants are employed to work for whichever political group is in power. [Read more at > FO