‘Unacceptable’: The Civil Service Pension Scheme transfer six weeks on
13 Jan HR

‘Unacceptable’: The Civil Service Pension Scheme transfer six weeks on

Unions put pressure on Capita and the Cabinet Office amid ongoing issues with the scheme
by Tevye Markson
Voluntary exits ‘should be halted’ until Civil Service Pension Scheme backlog is cleared – union
13 Jan HR
Voluntary exits ‘should be halted’ until Civil Service Pension Scheme backlog is cleared – union
SR25 admin efficiency savings could require 40,000 job cuts, think tank estimates
13 Jan HR
SR25 admin efficiency savings could require 40,000 job cuts, think tank estimates
Curiosity, problem-solving and misconceptions: Policy profession co-heads Susan Acland-Hood and Gareth Davies set out their vision
12 Jan HR
Curiosity, problem-solving and misconceptions: Policy profession co-heads Susan Acland-Hood and Gareth Davies set out their vision
Sick day count increases at Cabinet Office
19 Jan 2018 HR
Sick day count increases at Cabinet Office

New data shows dip in proportion of staff who went 12 months without taking time off because of ill health
Perm secs urged to appoint high-flying civil servants to department boards to ‘liven up meetings’
18 Jan 2018 HR
Perm secs urged to appoint high-flying civil servants to department boards to ‘liven up meetings’

Review of the role of non-executives concludes that few Whitehall boards are working well
Whitehall to pay £200bn for private finance deals over next 25 years
18 Jan 2018 HR
Whitehall to pay £200bn for private finance deals over next 25 years
NAO report says Treasury has failed to collect data to quantify the benefits of PFI
GDS offers £118k in search for leader of newly created digital Brexit team
17 Jan 2018 HR
GDS offers £118k in search for leader of newly created digital Brexit team

New deputy director will lead centralised team helping Whitehall manage the digital implications of leaving the EU while maintaining longer-term transformation goals
Heywood: Civil service staff churn exacerbated by 1% pay cap
16 Jan 2018 HR
Heywood: Civil service staff churn exacerbated by 1% pay cap

Cabinet secretary tells MPs Whitehall is looking at ways to reward civil servants who stay in their jobs for longer
More than a quarter of civil service sick days due to mental ill health
15 Jan 2018 HR
More than a quarter of civil service sick days due to mental ill health

Cabinet Office records fall in civil service sickness absence but high proportion of sick days due to mental ill health
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — January 15
15 Jan 2018 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — January 15

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — January 14
14 Jan 2018 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves — January 14

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Department for Work and Pensions names Peter Schofield as new perm sec
12 Jan 2018 HR
Department for Work and Pensions names Peter Schofield as new perm sec

Promotion for current finance DG as Sir Robert Devereux prepares to retire later this month
FCO seeks interior design duo for embassy refurbs
12 Jan 2018 HR
FCO seeks interior design duo for embassy refurbs

Department’s services arm offers up to £43k for globe-trotting specialists
Cabinet Office shared service strategy ‘requires stronger centre and departments’
11 Jan 2018 HR
Cabinet Office shared service strategy ‘requires stronger centre and departments’

Government claims 10-year plan to converge back office services will save millions of pounds
Reshuffle: Chloe Smith returns to Cabinet Office and ex-Cameron spad gets ministerial post
10 Jan 2018 HR
Reshuffle: Chloe Smith returns to Cabinet Office and ex-Cameron spad gets ministerial post

Entire ministerial team at the central Whitehall department changes as Theresa May completes wide-ranging government reshuffle