The Government is to face a legal challenge over changes to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme after they were overwhelmingly rejected by members of the biggest Whitehall trade union.
The Public and Commercial Services union said 90% of its members refused to back the new scheme, covering redundancy terms when civil servants lose their jobs.
More than 80,000 civil servants took part in the vote, a third of those balloted, and the union will now mount a legal challenge in the High Court in London next week.
PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: "Our members have sent a crystal-clear message that they will not tolerate their contracts being ripped up simply to allow the Government to slash jobs and public services."
The Government is to face a legal challenge over changes to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme after they were overwhelmingly rejected by members of the biggest Whitehall trade union.
The Public and Commercial Services union said 90% of its members refused to back the new scheme, covering redundancy terms when civil servants lose their jobs.
More than 80,000 civil servants took part in the vote, a third of those balloted, and the union will now mount a legal challenge in the High Court in London next week.
PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: "Our members have sent a crystal-clear message that they will not tolerate their contracts being ripped up simply to allow the Government to slash jobs and public services."