Economics

NI pay offer "totally unacceptable" in continuing absence of a functioning executive, NIPSA says

Announcement comes after Harra vows to overhaul pay at the tax authority

Administrator sheds light on the scale of overpayments to pensioners first revealed by CSW this summer

Union says move is “height of hypocrisy” for ministers who legislated to make industrial action more difficult

Union says there is a need for increased funding across government to resolve "systemic" pay problems

NAO finds £32.7m of public spending so far, but BEIS says full calculation of costs to back shale gas extraction would not yet be "meaningful"

PCS says strike threat prompted creation of dozens of Universal Credit-related jobs

Think tank concludes that Conservative spending plans are closer to Labour’s 2017 election pledges than their own proposals

Harra takes over from Sir Jon Thompson, who has moved to the Financial Reporting Council

Update predicts messaging service efficiencies will be £10m a year less than before

New boss sought for Treasury body that manages investments from Royal Bank of Scotland to Channel 4

Alison Pritchard also sets out vision for closer working with HM Treasury on next Spending Round

Government chief commercial officer says guidance will help officials "work towards eliminating modern slavery" in supply chains

National Audit Office recognises progress but says ‘significant’ time and budget challenges remain

Appointment follows Johnson pledge for "thorough review" of the charge

Civil service chief says that assurance panel reflects the speed of the campaign launch

Offer by department intended to end dispute, but PCS seeks more information from ministers

Consolidated award will be worth 11% for some staff at Brexit department

Spending Round cash comes amid shadow of Brexit dispute that risks permanent economic damage, one chief says

Chancellor confirms spending pledges made since Boris Johnson became prime minister, and says all departments will see day-to-day spending increase in line with inflation

Spending Round is unlikely to direct additional money to the public services most in need, according to Institute for Government

Making spending announcements without an updated fiscal forecast from the OBR risks "a return to the bad old days"

Civil service’s biggest union also calls on Sajid Javid to invest in staff boosts for revenue-raising departments and implement positive pensions changes 

Department declares former minister’s resignation pledge project a success