The Ministry of Justice has announced to staff today that it is planning to cut the equivalent of the entire budget for running prisons.
The Ministry of Justice is planning for job cuts on an unprecedented scale as the first indication of the savings demanded by the coalition government is revealed.
Evidence submitted by the civil service unions to the government's review of public sector pensions busts the myth that they are unreformed, overly-generous and unaffordable.
Responding to Iain Duncan Smith's consultation about changes to the benefits system, Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark Serwotka said:
MPs on an influential parliamentary committee will today hear PCS's case against cuts to civil service redundancy terms.
Responding to today's announcement on changes to policing bodies, PCS negotiations officer Jeremy Gautrey said:
The plan confirmed today by the communities and local government secretary Eric Pickles to axe the government's regional offices is an attempt to grab more power for Westminster, PCS says.
Support for the UK's key cultural attractions will inevitably suffer if the Department for Culture, Media and Sport cuts running costs by half, PCS says.
Responding to news of further cuts in the Equality and Human Rights Commission, PCS vice president Sue Bond said:
Responding to today's story in the Guardian newspaper about the impact of cuts in the Crown Prosecution Service, PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: