‘Kick in the teeth’: Unions slam 2% pay rise for senior civil servants
20 Jul 2022 Civil Service Reform
‘Kick in the teeth’: Unions slam 2% pay rise for senior civil servants
SSRB report finds SCS pay has fallen in real terms by 11% since 2012.
SCS will only get 2% pay increase as government rejects SSRB recommendation
19 Jul 2022 Civil Service Reform
SCS will only get 2% pay increase as government rejects SSRB recommendation
Senior Salaries Review Board had recommended a 3% increase for senior civil servants
Government 'shouldn’t be scrambling' for external hires, Kate Bingham says
18 Jul 2022 Civil Service Reform
Government 'shouldn’t be scrambling' for external hires, Kate Bingham says
Ex-Vaccine Taskforce chief says government has not learned lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic
MPs to investigate Civil Service People Survey amid concern at department 'inaction'
15 Jul 2022 Civil Service Reform
MPs to investigate Civil Service People Survey amid concern at department 'inaction'
PACAC will also look into why survey response rates vary so much between organisations
PCS sets dates for national civil service strike ballot
14 Jul 2022 Civil Service Reform
PCS sets dates for national civil service strike ballot
Union chief confirms 10% pay demand and pledges “big fight” over resourcing with new prime minister
Unions demand pause to civil service reduction plans
13 Jul 2022 Civil Service Reform
Unions demand pause to civil service reduction plans
Government has "no authority" to continue work on 91,000 job cut proposal, unions say
Cabinet Office rejects call to publish full review into FoI clearing house
06 Jul 2022 Civil Service Reform
Cabinet Office rejects call to publish full review into FoI clearing house
Decision is “perhaps the biggest risk to public confidence in the process”, information commissioner says
Minister says Fast Stream pause 'makes no sense'
05 Jul 2022 Civil Service Reform
Minister says Fast Stream pause 'makes no sense'
BEIS minister Greg Hands says decision means "the best and the brightest aren’t welcome to serve their country" for a year
Rees-Mogg threatens to ban ‘absurd’ wellness and diversity courses
04 Jul 2022 Civil Service Reform
Rees-Mogg threatens to ban ‘absurd’ wellness and diversity courses
Government efficiency minister wants to replace "ridiculous" courses with "sensible" ones
Civil service cuts: DfT brings in £100k consultancy to help identify ‘options for digitisation’
01 Jul 2022 Civil Service Reform
Civil service cuts: DfT brings in £100k consultancy to help identify ‘options for digitisation’
Two-week ‘headcount efficiency review’ engagement aims to find possible cutbacks that could be achieved through use of technology
Simon Case: Ministers accelerated job cut plans due to economic pressures
29 Jun 2022 Civil Service Reform
Simon Case: Ministers accelerated job cut plans due to economic pressures
Cabinet secretary Simon Case tells PACAC 'efficiency', 'transformation' and 'prioritisation' will be key as departments prepare submissions on achieving job cut targets
Union agrees to halt Natural England industrial action after commitment to pay reform
29 Jun 2022 Civil Service Reform
Union agrees to halt Natural England industrial action after commitment to pay reform
Prospect warns it "will not hesitate" to take further industrial action if progress does not materialise