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Prospect says MoD presented a business case for a pay rise tied to conditions "it knew the unions opposed"

Latest job stats reveal continuing upward trend in Whitehall employment

“The civil service has not been the problem," Ricketts says amid reorganisation rumours

Warning comes amid reports the PM wants the Foreign Office to absorb the aid department

Stormont looks to fill 300 assistant officer-level vacancies

Department uncovered indecent images in routine check on press officer’s laptop

One of the leading figures in a civil service reform drive has set out details of how to create more empathetic policy making across government

Civil servants working up merger plans, reports say

Shadow chancellor also confirms plan to hold February budget “to end austerity in social security and public services”

Immigration policymaking to move to "departments that aren’t infected by the Home Office’s toxic culture"

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

NICS chief says he is "proud" of how civil servants have handled “significant pressure” of working without ministers

Biggest civil service union targets Marsham Street after £3m DWP payout

PCS, the biggest civil service union, blames "maladminstration" for payment errors

Department is the latest to get permission from the Treasury to exceed 2% pay guidance

IfG analysis finds that main parties’ manifesto pledges risk creating uncertainty and distraction

Announcement of remedial action for doctors highlights Cabinet Office refusal to act, say unions

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

HMRC doubles number of mental health advocates while Home Office appoints new champions

Patent-winning polymath Phillippa Spencer lands double win at UK celebration

Party’s spending pledge on pay for public servants intended to “undo the damage caused” by pay cap, says Jeremy Corbyn

Cabinet Office stats also reveal officials in London pay less than elsewhere in England

Think tank finds that the Brexit-inspired recovery in civil service headcount from historic lows is unlikely to be reversed