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Judgement reserved in compensation scheme case

Final judgement has been reserved in our legal challenge to the way the government tried to cut civil service redundancy pay.

Following a hearing at the High Court yesterday, Mr Justice Sales will make a final order in due course. More information will be published as soon as it is available.

The judge ruled on 10 May that the previous government acted unlawfully when it introduced, without PCS’s agreement, a new redundancy scheme reducing the rights staff had accrued over time.

Both sides were then asked to make final legal submissions to agree the terms of an order to quash amendments that the government had claimed were effective from 1 April. No agreement was reached and we returned to court today for a final hearing.

How we reported the 10 May ruling

How our campaign progressed

The union has always maintained changes to the civil service compensation scheme were to pave the way for massive job cuts and further privatisation of our public services.

Widespread anger among members led to three days of strike action in March, and there was opposition from 176 MPs, including 121 Labour backbenchers.

 

 

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