PCS pay campaign
We continue to campaign on improved pay and pensions for all our members across the civil service and related areas, including outsourced workers who are employed on contracts in government departments.
Our successful campaign of industrial action in 2022/23 won an increased pay remit, £1500 cost-of-living payment and guarantees on redundancy terms.
Carrying this momentum forward, our national pay claim for 2024/25 included:
- a cost-of-living rise, plus pay restoration for previous years
- pay equality across departments on the best possible terms,
- a living wage of £15 a hour,
- London weighting provision of a minimum £5,000 a year,
- 35 days annual leave minimum,
- a significant shortening of the working week with no loss of pay.
Published on 22 May 2025, the civil service pay remit guidance told departments and agencies that they could provide an overall pay increase of up to 3.25%, with another 0.5% to be used to address specific issues, such as low pay. Departments could seek permission to go beyond the figures in the pay remit by submitting a pay flexibility business case. PCS has managed to secure above-inflation increases for members in the lowest grades in several areas.
We are currently awaiting details of the 2026 civil service pay remit.