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“Our greatest asset - our people”

16 Aug 2010

The new Coalition defence secretary, Dr Liam Fox has now made several speeches regarding the future of our department. In his latest speech, made on Friday 13 August to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, he re-emphasised that the Coalition’s financial targets are more important than a fit for purpose Ministry of Defence.
Defence estates, operations housing (DE-Ops. Housing) finance team review

5 Aug 2010

Our union has now received the final consultation document on the proposals to centralise the Defence estates, operations housing (DE-Ops. Housing) finance team with DE-Ops. housing headquarters (HQ). DE-Ops. housing HQ is due to relocate from RAF Brampton to RAF Wyton by 2013, but it is intended that this centralisation of the finance function will occur by March 2011.
Pay update no 25

19 Jul 2010

There have been a number of developments in our ongoing dispute with the department over pay.
The lose, lose and lose budget ? PCS MoD group response

22 Jun 2010

Writing in the Sunday Telegraph on Sunday 20 June, David Cameron said the public should express its appreciation of Britain's military "more loudly and more proudly" Our union is in full agreement with this statement. However, after today?s budget we have to ask ? how can the Tory/Lib Dem coalition, that Mr Cameron heads, achieve a Ministry of Defence that is ?loud and proud??
Defence training review update

9 Jun 2010

· Future of DTR Pk1 in doubt and Pk2 dead · Trouble with planning permission at St Athan · QinetiQ reveals its new colours · Raytheon accused of “Hoodwinking” Northern Irish citizens
The mobility clause

9 Jun 2010

Our union was recently successful in court regarding the judicial review on the civil service compensation scheme. We now look forward to negotiations restarting on this. However it seems the Ministry of Defence, and in particular the Defence Equipment and Support area are intent on ending up back in court because of the mobility clause.
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