Senior UK civil servants could strike after ‘unconscionable’ pay offer

Government's limiting of average pay rise to between 4.5% and 5% prompts fresh strike dates and potential FDA emergency ballot

The UK's most senior civil servants could take their first strike action in more than a decade after ministers imposed an average pay rise of between 4.5% and 5%, in a move described as unconscionable" by union leaders.

The Cabinet Office published pay remit guidance limiting awards to an average of 4.5%, plus an additional 0.5% for the lowest pay bands.