HR

Current academy leader Sweeney reveals impending move to Australia, as skills and training organisation also lifts lid on plans to collaborate more with other governments

Theresa May took second opinion from Sir Alex Allen before sacking her closest Cabinet ally

NAO report warns of stiff competition in recruitment and department’s funding and workload challenges

Departmental figures show that seven big government departments have an average pay gap of over 10%

Transparency data reveals pay bands and appointing ministers for Whitehall’s 88 spads

Harlow Council planners approve blueprint for science campus

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

MPs slam department’s weak oversight after company made unauthorised redundancy payouts totalling £1.76m

Heywood and Manzoni salary bands remain unchanged from last year, but the number of government staff earning £150,000 or more rises 13%

Union berates department for being forced into the move to comply with National Living Wage

Staff at agency near the bottom of the civil service pay satisfaction table, but unable to take strike action

Watchdog MP Meg Hillier slams two-year time-lag that has seen millions of pounds spent on services from an "inadequate" provider