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Pay

PCS nationally opposes the imposition of the unfair and divisive pay freeze for all members above £21k and a below inflation increase for those on £21k or below. We also oppose the freeze on progression in some areas. The maximum of a grade is the rate for the job and all fully effective staff should be paid that.

Civil servants have been the victims of wage restraint for some time now and many have experienced a pay freeze at the max and below inflation cost of living increases for years, average increases in the civil service have been at nearly half the rate of inflation. The Government’s own figures from ONS shows that average pay in the civil service is £22,850 compared to £24,970 in the private sector. Incomes date services (IDS) conducted a study of comparable roles and found that at AO level staff in the civil service were paid 21% less than in the private sector and at EO level staff were paid 18% less.