Monthly Archives: December 2011

Members’ Expenses Committee report takes on board branch concerns about staff pay and consultation with IPSA

The recently published report from the House of Commons Members’ Expenses Committee into the Operation of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 contained some good recommendations for staff based on the oral and written evidence submitted by the branch earlier in the year. Three wins for the branch were the recommendations that staff groups should be included in consultations in the same way that statutory consultees have been in the … Continue reading

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Access to Pugin Room extended to MPs’ staff before midday everyday from 10 January 2012

For those branch members who may have missed it on the Parliamentary Intranet, following the Administration Committee’s inquiry into Catering and Retail Services and the Commission’s response, the Catering and Retail Services (CRS) have made some changes to the access arrangement in the Pugin room that will benefit MPs’ staff: The Pugin Room Catering and Retail Services is pleased to advise that, with effect from the 10th January, full pass holders will have … Continue reading

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IPSA holding staff sessions in January – book now

Westminster-based branch members are encouraged to book a time in January to speak to IPSA about some of the staffing issues coming out of their current consultation on the MPs’ Expenses Scheme. The following message went out in the most recent IPSA bulletin for staff: Annual review – staff sessions As you know, our current consultation on the Annual Review of the MP’s Scheme of Expenses and Costs focuses on … Continue reading

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Message from the NUJ – fight for our BBC!

The BBC wants to make 20% cuts over the next 5 years as a result of a freeze in your licence fee. It will mean the loss of 2,000 jobs and cuts to core news and programming across the BBC. Under the plans 22% of local radio output will go, at a time when listening is up. Current affairs and investigative programming will be cut – with 40% reductions outside … Continue reading

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