DWP 'needs 6,000 more work coaches' – senior PCS officials
25 Apr HR

DWP 'needs 6,000 more work coaches' – senior PCS officials

Union representatives also tell MPs that stigma around job centres needs to be removed to attract more people to the role
by Tevye Markson
FCDO security staff get up to 13% pay rise
24 Apr HR
FCDO security staff get up to 13% pay rise
DfE director general set to become council chief exec
24 Apr HR
DfE director general set to become council chief exec
DHSC names new perm sec
22 Apr HR
DHSC names new perm sec
Nearly 300 DfT civil servants to leave under voluntary redundancy scheme
23 Apr HR
Nearly 300 DfT civil servants to leave under voluntary redundancy scheme
Exit scheme “part of us beginning to get smaller, and we expect that to continue”, second perm sec says
MHCLG staff begin walkouts in office-closure dispute
22 Apr HR
MHCLG staff begin walkouts in office-closure dispute
Officials picket Newcastle base as strikes action also starts in five other regional centres
Minister declares Civil Service Pension Scheme delays ‘sorted’
22 Apr HR
Minister declares Civil Service Pension Scheme delays ‘sorted’
Georgia Gould blames fallout from McCloud judgment for processing issues but says MyCSP is now hitting its service-level agreements
‘Unwritten rules’ are impeding a diverse civil service. Here's how managers can help
17 Apr HR
‘Unwritten rules’ are impeding a diverse civil service. Here's how managers can help
Civil service recruitment is notoriously off-putting for those without connections or "insider knowledge". So what can be done about the problem?
Former DfT director appointed as NISTA chief exec
17 Apr HR
Former DfT director appointed as NISTA chief exec
Becky Wood, who joins the new body from EY, was senior responsible officer for Crossrail and other major rail projects
MPs back Tom Adeyoola for Innovate UK executive chair
16 Apr HR
MPs back Tom Adeyoola for Innovate UK executive chair
Entrepreneur gets select-committee thumbs up to lead tech-funding agency for £215k a year
Departments to match-fund central voluntary redundancy pot
15 Apr HR
Departments to match-fund central voluntary redundancy pot
Departments will bid for the funds and match the amount they receive
DfE seeks chief scientific adviser
14 Apr HR
DfE seeks chief scientific adviser
Department looking for "inclusive and collaborative leader who can work across disciplines to deliver results”
Scottish Government confirms one-day-a-week office working ‘expectation’
11 Apr HR
Scottish Government confirms one-day-a-week office working ‘expectation’
Freedom of Information response sets out variance with civil service rules south of the border
Animal and Plant Health Agency hires police chief as next boss
11 Apr HR
Animal and Plant Health Agency hires police chief as next boss
Richard Lewis will take helm of Defra executive agency in mid-June
MHCLG strike dates announced – and more could follow
11 Apr HR
MHCLG strike dates announced – and more could follow
Industrial action to take place in April and May over office closures, while more MHCLG officials back strikes
Growing digital profession will help government shed 7,000 contractors, Little tells MPs
11 Apr HR
Growing digital profession will help government shed 7,000 contractors, Little tells MPs
Hitting target for 10% of civil servants to be digital, data and cyber professionals will save half a billion pounds a year, COO says
Cabinet Office to cut headcount by 1,200 over next two years
10 Apr HR
Cabinet Office to cut headcount by 1,200 over next two years
Unions warn 'blunt' cuts could undermine government's reform programme
Female staff at MoD lose confidence in reporting sex harassment, survey finds
10 Apr HR
Female staff at MoD lose confidence in reporting sex harassment, survey finds
Civil service union Prospect renews call for independent inquiry to drive change in the defence sector
Defra appoints new chief scientific adviser
10 Apr HR
Defra appoints new chief scientific adviser
Perm sec Tamara Finkelstein says Anjali Goswami will bring "a wealth of knowledge and expertise" to the role
Civil Service Compensation Scheme consultation dropped
08 Apr HR
Civil Service Compensation Scheme consultation dropped
Cabinet Office confirms it has ended a consultation launched in 2022 by the then-Conservative government to reduce redundancy terms
Departments told to justify existence of quangos to 'drive out waste and inefficiency'
07 Apr HR
Departments told to justify existence of quangos to 'drive out waste and inefficiency'
Unions warn against using the arm's-length body review exercise as an excuse to cut jobs
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 21 March to 7 April
07 Apr HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 21 March to 7 April
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Food Standards Agency triumphs at regulation awards
04 Apr HR
Food Standards Agency triumphs at regulation awards
NHS Health Research Authority and Information Commissioner's Office also collect major accolades
HMPPS launches fast-track programme for future prison leaders
04 Apr HR
HMPPS launches fast-track programme for future prison leaders
Salaries start at £41k and rise to more than £60k by scheme's third year
Three perm sec recruitment campaigns launch on same day
04 Apr HR
Three perm sec recruitment campaigns launch on same day
Cabinet Office kicks off search for top civil servants at Ministry of Justice, Department for Transport and DSIT
Acoba gets interim chair as Pickles departs
03 Apr HR
Acoba gets interim chair as Pickles departs
Temporary chair appointed from within the committee following Eric Pickles departure
ONS staff vote to extend strike mandate in office-attendance dispute
03 Apr HR
ONS staff vote to extend strike mandate in office-attendance dispute
PCS says it will pile pressure on ONS following a year of industrial action over 40% in-office rule
Automating ‘routine tasks’ could save £36bn a year, DSIT minister says
02 Apr HR
Automating ‘routine tasks’ could save £36bn a year, DSIT minister says
Maggie Jones tells peers a further £10bn in efficiencies will come from migrating services online and strengthening digital compliance