Articles tagged with: Dave Penman
Dave Penman: What's your issue with the civil service, John?
19 Apr HR
Dave Penman: What's your issue with the civil service, John?
Cabinet Office minister John Glen's latest attack is both ill-advised and damaging
Civil service leaders face new back-to-office performance regime
24 Jan HR
Civil service leaders face new back-to-office performance regime
John Glen says he wants success with 60:40 rule factored into senior officials' yearly reviews
Ministers' 60% in-office drive has no bearing on reality
12 Jan Civil Service Reform
Ministers' 60% in-office drive has no bearing on reality
Government's in-office mandate isn't backed by evidence and is a pitch to a voter base that doesn't understand how modern workplaces work
Post Office scandal: FDA and PCS slam claims civil servants lied
12 Jan Digital, Data & Technology
Post Office scandal: FDA and PCS slam claims civil servants lied
Government officials are under scrutiny for their role in the scandal, inquiry chair warns
Crumbling concrete intervention proves why ex-senior civil servants shouldn't always stay quiet
08 Sep 2023 Education
Crumbling concrete intervention proves why ex-senior civil servants shouldn't always stay quiet
It takes a great deal for a former permanent secretary to intervene. I believe Jonathan Slater’s intervention on RAAC puts him on the right side of history
PM would still have final say on ministerial bullying under Labour plans for independent ethics watchdog
13 Jul 2023 Civil Service Reform
PM would still have final say on ministerial bullying under Labour plans for independent ethics watchdog
The opposition deputy leader offers an update on Labour's plans to reform ethics in a speech at the Institute for Government
One-off payment for civil servants was on the table but ‘fell apart in 24 hours’, says union chief
12 May 2023 HR
One-off payment for civil servants was on the table but ‘fell apart in 24 hours’, says union chief
FDA’s Dave Penman says Cabinet Office “promised” cost-of-living boost similar to NHS and teacher offers during pay talks
FDA union announces first national pay strike ballot in 40 years after 4.5% offer
19 Apr 2023 Civil Service Reform
FDA union announces first national pay strike ballot in 40 years after 4.5% offer
Government has sent "clearest possible signal" it wants to treat civil service differently from rest of public sector, Penman says
Letting ethical standards slip has corrosive consequences beyond No.10
22 Mar 2023 HR
Letting ethical standards slip has corrosive consequences beyond No.10
FDA general secretary Dave Penman warns Rishi Sunak of the impact of letting standards in public life fall by the wayside
Suella Braverman 'may have broken ministerial code' with attack on 'activist civil servants'
08 Mar 2023 Communications
Suella Braverman 'may have broken ministerial code' with attack on 'activist civil servants'
Home secretary lambasted for "cowardly" attack on Home Office staff over illegal migration bill
Hybrid working more common among public servants than in private sector
14 Feb 2023 Civil Service Reform
Hybrid working more common among public servants than in private sector
Half of public servants work from home some or all of the time, ONS survey finds
Hapless or hypocritical? Civil servants have had enough of being attacked to save the Big Dog
24 Jan 2022 Civil Service Reform
Hapless or hypocritical? Civil servants have had enough of being attacked to save the Big Dog
A Friday-evening press release accompanied by anonymous briefings doesn't indicate strong leadership, but it does have the whiff of Red Meat sacrificed, along with civil service morale, to save a floundering prime minister
Penman: High Court ruling on Patel case sets an important precedent to protect civil servants
07 Dec 2021 HR
Penman: High Court ruling on Patel case sets an important precedent to protect civil servants
FDA's judicial review has made it clear the ministerial code is more than just a political document, but the case shows how much change is needed