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Frantic 🇬🇧 + 🇪🇺

The Guardian and BBC are both leading on this story this morning.
Once again we have a broad brush statement from politicians that civil service performance needs improving without any real evidence.

Performance related pay seems to be on the cards again, my experience of it was not good. Hours spent collecting and documenting personal evidence as well as reviewing staff's evidence. Then an annual series of comparison meetings to decide where people fitted on the arbitrary bell shaped curve that determined who got what. The individual bonuses involved were not much, IIRC the year I got a top award the amount was around £400.
I really hope this doesn't return as it was a waste of time, a divisive exercise for no real gain for anyone.

To improve performance they need to:
Drop competency based criteria and bring back minimal qualifications for new starters.
Improve pay conditions.

#UKpol #PCS #Union #Whitehall

theguardian.com/politics/2025/

The Guardian · Unions on alert as Labour prepares to unveil ‘Trumpian’ plan for civil serviceBy Toby Helm
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Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social

Exporters seeking #ArmsSales licences are reportedly receiving messages from the Department for Business and Trade saying that applications are suspended pending the review.

#Whitehall sources insisted this did not represent a change in policy and might be administrative procedures.

#Gaza

#UK reportedly suspends arms export licence applications for #Israel ‘pending review’
theguardian.com/world/article/

The Guardian · UK reportedly suspends arms export licence applications for Israel ‘pending review’By Patrick Wintour
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