DWP annnounces 60% in-office rule across all grades from September
09 May HR

DWP annnounces 60% in-office rule across all grades from September

PCS says the decision is "a backward step" and that trusting staff to work from home "has been shown to improve productivity"
by Tevye Markson
Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
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Sir Ian Diamond steps down as UK’s national statistician
Union anger as ex-cabinet minister accuses officials of being Putin-appeasers
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Agentic AI ‘could boost government productivity by 20-30%’, former lead NED says
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Cab sec criticises Conservatives' handling of budget pressures
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Simon Case says last government's failure to update 2021 Spending Review has contributed to financial uncertainty
Immigration watchdog urges Home Office to address continued delays to inspection reports
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Head of Mission Delivery Unit appointed
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Transgender civil servants report rise in bullying, harassment and discrimination
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Delivery DG and recent Tory minister among defence review appointments
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Police probe allegations senior civil servant lied under oath in Salmond parliament inquiry
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Consultancy spending yet to drop to pre-pandemic levels
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DESNZ was biggest central-government spender last year as cross-public sector spending on consultants hit £3.4bn
Education secretary shakes up Ofsted inspections
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Phillipson scraps single headline grades with immediate effect and announces 12-month plan to introduce new approach
Civil Service Commission launches 'rapid review' of appointments by exception
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Watchdog asks departmental HR directors to detail all delegted-grade hirings made without competition since beginning of July
Vallance: 'I wouldn't have been a minister for Sunak'
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DE&S recruits for trio of director roles
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Ministry of Defence body offers up to £160k for right candidates
'I've never been so tired': Eight in ten striking Border Force officials suffering workplace stress
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Home Office pledges to keep open dialogue with the PCS union as long-running Heathrow dispute continues
Home Office under fire for 'deeply unsatisfactory' asylum budgeting
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Reeves tells departments to find billions of pounds in savings ahead of Budget
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Rayner launches taskforce to accelerate housebuilding
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DBT recruiting for six non-execs after five depart
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DBT recruiting for six non-execs after five depart
Departing NEDs since Labour's return to power include two former Tory ministers
Immigration watchdog seeks evidence on Border Force
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Immigration watchdog seeks evidence on Border Force
ICIBI invites people with “knowledge or first-hand experience of clandestine entry to the UK" to contribute to inspection
Autumn Budget will be 'painful', Starmer warns
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Autumn Budget will be 'painful', Starmer warns
"I won't shy away from making unpopular decisions," PM says
GPA reveals plans for Manchester digital campus as consultation opens
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Public sector pay rises 'putting significant pressure' on Scottish budget
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Public sector pay rises 'putting significant pressure' on Scottish budget
Scottish Fiscal Commission suggests lower pay rises than in England would reduce pressure on Scottish Government's budget
DWP set for more strike disruption at jobcentres
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DWP set for more strike disruption at jobcentres
Outsourced security guards confirm 14-days of walkouts in September
PM 'halts appointment' of next national security adviser
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PM 'halts appointment' of next national security adviser
Gen Gwyn Jenkins was due to take up post after being picked by Rishi Sunak in April
Starmer: 'I won't take lectures on propriety from the Tories'
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Starmer: 'I won't take lectures on propriety from the Tories'
PM dismisses cronyism allegations as he addresses No.10 pass given to donor Lord Alli
Labour donor will not take up civil service Treasury role
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Labour donor will not take up civil service Treasury role
Ian Corfield will be an unpaid ministerial adviser instead