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This petition is now closed, as its deadline has passed.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to fund progression and 'cost of living' pay rises separately in the civil service to improve transparency and fulfill the government commitment to ensuring that all civil servants are paid fairly. More details
Submitted by Graham Greenlees – Deadline to sign up by: 11 February 2009 – Signatures: 350
Petition update, 27 March 2009
You signed a petition asking the Prime Minister to "fund progression and 'cost of living' pay rises separately in the civil service to improve transparency and fulfill the government commitment to ensuring that all civil servants are paid fairly."The Prime Minister's Office has responded to that petition and you can view it here:
http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page18779
Prime Minister's Office
More details from petition creator
Many public sector workers receive an annual general pay rise (e.g. teachers 2.45%). Progression within the pay range for some public sector workers is then funded separately.
Within the civil service, progression and the general pay increase are funded from the same pot. This means once progression costs are met, there isn’t enough money for a fair general pay rise. Pay rises for fully effective employees are often lower than the government's 2% target for public sector pay, or their pay is frozen.
Different departments have different pay systems so the progression costs differ. However, all employees should be entitled to a fair, general pay rise, not just the employees of departments with low progression costs.
By funding the general pay rise separately, all civil servants will receive a 'cost of living' pay rise and can be compared with other public services. By funding progression separately, the true costs of progression systems will be more obvious, improving transparency.
Current signatories
Graham Greenlees, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- Andrew Constantine, Free England Party
- Philip Glover
- Fran Mellor
- Chrissy Senior
- Paul Rayner
- Bernie Bushell
- Martin Walker
- Stephen Rowlands
- Paul Pack
- mark Tovey
- Steve Drury
- glen doubleday
- N.Price
- Kathryn Salisbury
- Gemma Keane
- Nigel Revis
- Levin Wheller
- Graham Large
- Matt Jinman
- Angela Dowdall
- Ross Howard
- Tania Dando
- Keith Stacey
- Michael Sugrue
- Bill Roberts
- Andrew Nash,
- andrew parrott
- Michael Tucker
- Bob Watson
- T Garvey
- Clare Griffiths
- gareth payne
- Caroline Hawke
- Jayne Davies
- Caroline Scott
- Sarah Adams
- Sarah Adams
- leah corten
- Brett Paul Leeming
- Norman Bishop
- Matt
- Margaret King
- Larry O'Callaghan
- Joan Holland
- Preston Colville
- Carolyn Dobson
- Diane Bennett
- hazel currington
- Jacqui Ashworth
- John Brickwood
- Ann Loveday
- keri pritchard
- Gary Evans
- Amanda Bowen-Downes
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- Julie Owens
- Sally Day
- Matthew Smith
- Cecil Prescott
- Teresa Henderson
- Mark Pollard
- Nicholas Wild
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