Helen MacNamara, head of ethics at Cab Office, has written to EVERY spad asking them to submit their CV
It's being presented as an HR exercise to address issues around conditions & pay
But Spads fear something else is going on.
Is Govt gearing up for another election?
@oliver_wright did a very good piece just before Xmas revealing that of 99 spads employed, only 25 are women and they get paid 5.7% less
thetimes.co.uk/article/downin…
It's down to patronage luck as much as anything else - how much did your predecessor earn, is it a new role etc?
Sounds like Cab Office is trying to redress imbalances