'When winter comes, I don’t know how we'll cope': DWP staff struggle to pay for essentials amid cost-of-living crisis
29 Sep HR

'When winter comes, I don’t know how we'll cope': DWP staff struggle to pay for essentials amid cost-of-living crisis

Civil servants describe being "let down, seriously underpaid and undervalued" as they choose between basics and visit foodbanks
by Tevye Markson
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 3
03 Oct HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 3
Civil service unions urge Truss to rule out austerity drive
30 Sep HR
Civil service unions urge Truss to rule out austerity drive
'Scandalous': Union slams DWP over hundreds of redundancy offers
29 Sep HR
'Scandalous': Union slams DWP over hundreds of redundancy offers
'Superficial' woke debate 'detracting' from diversity and inclusion efforts
29 Sep HR
'Superficial' woke debate 'detracting' from diversity and inclusion efforts
Former chief people officer Rupert McNeil urges officials to drown out the noise
Departments told to find new efficiencies AND work up growth proposals
29 Sep HR
Departments told to find new efficiencies AND work up growth proposals
Chief Treasury secretary insists spending review allocations will not be revised despite financial crisis
Ministerial churn is frantic and destructive, but good government necessarily moves slowly
29 Sep HR
Ministerial churn is frantic and destructive, but good government necessarily moves slowly
Liz Truss should prioritise stable government, with ministers staying in post longer enough to master their responsibilities and gain officials' trust
Wokery in the civil service: separating fact from fiction
29 Sep HR
Wokery in the civil service: separating fact from fiction
We take a personal look at a divisive and highly politicised topic, to uncover the real issues which lie behind it
Civil servants question honesty of private partners – and each other
29 Sep HR
Civil servants question honesty of private partners – and each other
CSW survey finds two-thirds of officials struggle to find common ground with other government departments
More than 900 civil service jobs moved from London to Glasgow
28 Sep HR
More than 900 civil service jobs moved from London to Glasgow
Cabinet Office and FCDO among departments that have moved jobs under Places for Growth
Truss government urged to repair 'worst' civil service morale in decades
28 Sep HR
Truss government urged to repair 'worst' civil service morale in decades
Boris Johnson's administration “unleashed a relentless assault" on officials, unions say
Read the September 2022 issue of Civil Service World
27 Sep HR
Read the September 2022 issue of Civil Service World
How is government managing its most innovative and high-risk projects? Plus, is wokery really a problem in the civil service?
Truss chief of staff Mark Fullbrook no longer paid via lobbying firm, No.10 says
27 Sep HR
Truss chief of staff Mark Fullbrook no longer paid via lobbying firm, No.10 says
Fullbrook joins government payroll as a special adviser following criticism of "questionable" contract
Former Home Office DG rapped over returning to department as consultant
27 Sep HR
Former Home Office DG rapped over returning to department as consultant
Ex-official breached business appointment rules by failing to seek anti-corruption watchdog's advice
Cabinet Office ethics team signed off on PM's chief of staff being paid via lobbing firm
26 Sep HR
Cabinet Office ethics team signed off on PM's chief of staff being paid via lobbing firm
Liz Truss's chief of staff is being paid as a contractor through Fullbrook Strategies
Strike ballot of more than 150,000 civil servants begins
26 Sep HR
Strike ballot of more than 150,000 civil servants begins
PCS says ballot is most significant in union's history amid "biggest cut in living standards civil servants have ever known"
Civil servants ‘face two-year pay squeeze’ as Truss abandons spending review plans
26 Sep HR
Civil servants ‘face two-year pay squeeze’ as Truss abandons spending review plans
Real-terms pay cuts expected as government abandons planned spending review
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – September 26
26 Sep HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – September 26
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Mini-budget: Kwarteng scraps Office of Tax Simplification
23 Sep HR
Mini-budget: Kwarteng scraps Office of Tax Simplification
Chancellor says fiscal reform will be embedded “into the heart of government” in future
Don't pick a fight with the Treasury, ex-spad tells Truss
22 Sep HR
Don't pick a fight with the Treasury, ex-spad tells Truss
Tom Scholar's sacking risks looking like "petty recrimination", former special adviser Salma Shah warns
Leader sought for government tech interoperability programme
22 Sep HR
Leader sought for government tech interoperability programme
Cabinet Office-based role comes with remit to develop technical and commercial strategy
HMCTS pauses IT system rollout in attempt to resolve union dispute
22 Sep HR
HMCTS pauses IT system rollout in attempt to resolve union dispute
Common Platform pause is “a reasonable first step", says PCS union, which had planned strikes
Civil service unions fight government's strike-breaking legislation
22 Sep HR
Civil service unions fight government's strike-breaking legislation
FDA and PCS support challenge against "unlawful" regulations "that undermines the fundamental legal right to strike"
Job cuts and pay on agenda as civil service unions meet new Cabinet Office minister
21 Sep HR
Job cuts and pay on agenda as civil service unions meet new Cabinet Office minister
Edward Argar requested the meeting with PCS, the FDA and Prospect
Intellectual Property Office offers £100k-plus for next chief exec
21 Sep HR
Intellectual Property Office offers £100k-plus for next chief exec
The job is based in Newport but "will include significant domestic and international travel"
DWP signs £1.4m deal to tap LinkedIn for recruitment
20 Sep HR
DWP signs £1.4m deal to tap LinkedIn for recruitment
Contract covers a range of licence subscriptions to be used across department
Coffey memo riles DHSC and UKHSA staff
16 Sep HR
Coffey memo riles DHSC and UKHSA staff
Style-guide tips channel Jacob Rees-Mogg after new health secretary's appointment
Civil servants ‘have much to learn’ from Queen Elizabeth II
16 Sep HR
Civil servants ‘have much to learn’ from Queen Elizabeth II
Jeremy Heywood’s former PPS looks at what the late monarch can teach departmental officials