Pension scheme crisis: Cat Little explains decision to push ahead with Capita
03 Mar HR

Pension scheme crisis: Cat Little explains decision to push ahead with Capita

Cabinet Office perm sec sets out decision ministers had to make and says she has "high level" of confidence that issues will be cleared up by June
by Jim Dunton
NICS launches drive to hire 120 middle managers on £47k starting salary
05 Mar HR
NICS launches drive to hire 120 middle managers on £47k starting salary
New Cabinet Office chief operating officer appointed
05 Mar HR
New Cabinet Office chief operating officer appointed
Marine Management Organisation ends two-year search for chief exec
05 Mar HR
Marine Management Organisation ends two-year search for chief exec
Centralised comms function ‘won’t be in place before April’
30 Nov 2020 HR
Centralised comms function ‘won’t be in place before April’
Union says project team briefing suggests any staff changes will be in the second half of 2021
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — November 30
30 Nov 2020 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — November 30
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Vacancy crisis sees NICS agency staff spending hit £46m a year
27 Nov 2020 HR
Vacancy crisis sees NICS agency staff spending hit £46m a year
Audit Office director says figure represents a 155% increase over the past two years
DWP jobs boost confirmed in Spending Review
25 Nov 2020 HR
DWP jobs boost confirmed in Spending Review
Rishi Sunak provides funds to double number of work coaches in £1.4bn coronavirus support uplift
Civil service braces for new pay woe in Spending Review
24 Nov 2020 HR
Civil service braces for new pay woe in Spending Review
Downing Street briefs that prime minister opposes planned £3k rise for MPs in light of mooted public-sector freeze
'No place for bullying' in government, PM and cab sec tell ministers and officials
24 Nov 2020 HR
'No place for bullying' in government, PM and cab sec tell ministers and officials
Letter comes after PM clears home secretary Priti Patel of bullying civil servants
‘We have a moral vacuum at the heart of government’: Dave Penman on the PM’s Patel decision
23 Nov 2020 HR
‘We have a moral vacuum at the heart of government’: Dave Penman on the PM’s Patel decision
Pledges by Boris Johnson about tackling bullying in the future are not only hollow but insulting following last week’s events, says the FDA general secretary
PM's backing of Patel over bullying report 'unacceptable'
23 Nov 2020 HR
PM's backing of Patel over bullying report 'unacceptable'
Former officials say Johnson's decision to overrule a report that found Patel broke the ministerial code sends a "worrying message"
PM backs Patel as bullying probe finds she broke ministerial code
20 Nov 2020 HR
PM backs Patel as bullying probe finds she broke ministerial code
High drama as Johnson’s independent adviser on standards quits over handling of allegations against home secretary
MSPs slammed for ‘inappropriate’ treatment of civil servants in Salmond probe
19 Nov 2020 HR
MSPs slammed for ‘inappropriate’ treatment of civil servants in Salmond probe
Politicians failing to apply same “quasi-judicial approach” expected of officials to their own behaviour, union chief says
Outsourced contract is ‘double slap in face’ for comms staff, says union
16 Nov 2020 HR
Outsourced contract is ‘double slap in face’ for comms staff, says union
PCS calls £670k spent on PR for Vaccine Taskforce “outrageous” as departmental comms professionals face uncertain future
Home Office seeks SRO for troubled emergency services comms network programme
16 Nov 2020 HR
Home Office seeks SRO for troubled emergency services comms network programme
Official expected to strike "appropriate balance between delivering at pace and managing operational risk" on delayed and over-budget programme