Finance

Department for Education recruits successor to Peter Lauener, who is to retire following merger of two funding bodies

New owner Macquarie has changed GIB’s name to overcome regulatory barriers to overseas investments

Latest ONS data shows UK weekly earnings fell by 0.5% in real terms in the 12 months to June 2017

Chapman, who has called for the creation of a new centrist party, says Treasury staff “could be running any multinational company they wanted”

Authorities demand funding assurances and guidance on replacement materials

Jobcentre workers begin two-week strike over controversial closure plans

Union calls for Whitehall employers to seek out departed staff and pay additional settlements after successful High Court challenge to revised Civil Service Compensation Scheme

Annual report of the National Offender Management Service says additional overtime payments were needed to address staffing pressures

Paul Caldwell confirmed as permanent head of troubled Defra distribution arm

But Cabinet Office agrees to formal review of pay system for Senior Civil Service

Furious reaction over Philip Hammond's suggestion that staff enjoy “10% premium” over private sector counterparts

Agency’s annual report says it will miss its target for identifying and preventing losses in the tax credits system for a second year running