Good morning, 

Did you see that the government has gone back on its promise to cap golden goodbyes in the public sector?

There’s a good chance you didn’t, as they snuck out the news on Friday evening.

For years, the public sector top brass have been pocketing eye-watering exit payments when they left their jobs. And all too often, the recipient would land another cushy taxpayer-funded role not too long afterwards.

We fought back, and we won - in 2015, the TPA proposed a £95,000 cap on golden goodbyes, which entered the Conservative manifesto and became law in 2016.

It wasn’t until four years later, in November 2020, that ministers finally forced reluctant civil servants to implement the cap.

But now, just three months on, Whitehall mandarins and union firebrands have managed to get it overturned.

Once again, people can leave the public sector with six-figure payoffs, landing hard-pressed taxpayers with the bill.

We won’t stand by and let bureaucrats and union bosses rip you off.

But we need your help, in two ways:

1. Sign our petition calling for the government to reintroduce the cap
2. Make a contribution to the campaign 

This is a battle we’ve won before, but clearly the war isn’t over. We need your backing to put pressure on the government, and make sure it holds its nerve.

Help us tell them it’s time they protected taxpayers.

Thank you in advance for your support.
John 

John O'Connell 
Chief Executive