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06/07/2010
Civil Service Redundancy Payments To Be Capped
Civil servants who are made redundant are to have their payouts capped at one year's salary, under new plans announced by the government.
The new plans, which were unveiled by Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude, will also see payouts for staff taking voluntary redundancy capped at 15 months salary.
Mr Maude said that the current payouts - which offer, on average, severance packages worth around three years' salary - were "untenable" and "completely out of kilter" with what was on offer in the wider public sector and private sector.
However, the Minister also stressed that this was the beginning of the process and urged unions to begin negotiations on the matter. He said: "I want to make it absolutely clear that we see today's Bill as the basis for immediate discussions to start."
However, the announcement has been criticised by the unions. Mark Serwotka, General Secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union, said the Minister's announcement "betrays a breathtaking arrogance and a contempt for his own workforce".
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The new plans, which were unveiled by Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude, will also see payouts for staff taking voluntary redundancy capped at 15 months salary.
Mr Maude said that the current payouts - which offer, on average, severance packages worth around three years' salary - were "untenable" and "completely out of kilter" with what was on offer in the wider public sector and private sector.
However, the Minister also stressed that this was the beginning of the process and urged unions to begin negotiations on the matter. He said: "I want to make it absolutely clear that we see today's Bill as the basis for immediate discussions to start."
However, the announcement has been criticised by the unions. Mark Serwotka, General Secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union, said the Minister's announcement "betrays a breathtaking arrogance and a contempt for his own workforce".
(KMcA/GK)
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