Economics

Chancellor Sajid Javid says there is no time to delay as he announced auto sign up scheme

Department tells staff it hears their concerns as union reacts to imposition of 2019-20 settlement

Union dubs department tasked with enforcing National Living Wage ‘morally bankrupt’ for treatment of staff

Unions say tax treatment of pension contributions is leading civil servants "to incur significant tax burdens simply by saving for the future"

Sajid Javid opens spending taps to boost border and customs operations, medical supplies and public information in no-deal Brexit

Spending Review delay would be “bad news for those planning and managing big public services”, but departments must prepare, IfG says

Union says pay award was imposed “without proper and meaningful consultation”

Tussell analysis finds 90% of contracts worth £5m or more went to contractors that didn't pay their suppliers on time

Overpayments estimated at £1.46bn are 'highest rate since 2011-12' annual report reveals

Damning report says department has yet to “get a grip” on the troubled trans-capital rail line

PACAC concludes dual roles of producing and regulating official data compromise the public good in a climate of fake news 

Department’s annual report details £46.5m rise against 700-strong boost in workers

Perm sec’s letter to MPs details £321m in adjustments and £900m prisons-repair backlog

Secretary of state Amber Rudd pledges “fresh and honest” examination with medical and charity input

Benefits agreed in £33m Eurotunnel settlement “little more than window dressing”, MPs say

Annual report also details declining spending on consultants and temporary staff

Prospect members protest at imposition of rejected 1.3% pay offer

Problems affected ‘a very small number’ of the 350,000 businesses now signed up for digital platform, according to perm sec

Migration Advisory Committee asked to look again at regional earnings thresholds and ‘high public value’ jobs with low pay

PCS says Mitie move for new regional hubs prompts “very real concerns” over staff safety

Staff vote in favour of settlement that represents 3% pay rise

£940,000 bill does not include VAT or cost of departmental officials' time

Department would draw up plans for multi-billion pound "shared prosperity fund", Stewart says

Individual civil servants’ pay awards could vary depending on where each department decides to target increases