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More work needs to be done to tackle the gender pension gap
Sue Ferns · 8 March 2023
Today we are marking International Women’s Day in 2023 by returning to an issue we have…
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Why we’re striking: heritage workers are public servants too
Ben Middleton · 3 March 2023
The dozens of civil service and public sector branches who have voted to take strike…
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Could you be affected by an increase in State Pension Age?
Neil Walsh · 21 February 2023
Following recent speculation in the press (see here or here) about a possible future…
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Do the numbers behind the government’s Teaching and Leadership Innovation Fund add up?
Warwick Mansell · 14 February 2023
Education journalist Warwick Mansell takes a deep dive into the numbers behind the…
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Public sector ballots: Why we have no choice left but to vote for action
Mike Clancy · 27 January 2023
The government’s intransigence on public sector pay, their ideological obsession…
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Digital technology is changing how we work, we need new rights to match it
Andrew Pakes, Research Director · 20 January 2023
As remote working became common during the pandemic, there was an explosion of new digital…
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Entering 2023 with a renewed resolve
21 December 2022
Prospect General Secretary Mike Clancy reflects on the challenges of the past year and…
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I have never known morale in the Environment Agency fall so low
Prospect member at the Environment Agency · 15 December 2022
I’ve worked at the EA for 24 years in permitting and front line regulatory functions.
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Are voluntary national insurance contributions for you?
Neil Walsh · 14 December 2022
The UK Government introduced a new state pension for people reaching state pension age…
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Tech workers need unions, just look at Twitter
Mike Clancy, General Secretary · 1 December 2022
It might have been a little longer than 280 characters, but the email sent to Twitter…
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