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Proposal published today will cut maximum redundancy entitlement to 15 months’ salary – PCS union chief says “rushed” consultation shows that government has not learnt from court defeat     

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

Capita, Interserve, Cipfa and the Open University on Crown Commercial Service’s 16-strong list to train “next generation” of civil servants

Long-term mental health problems against a backdrop of staff cuts drives Northern Ireland staff absences trend

City centre office block will house 3,600 civil servants

With Brexit negotiations in full swing, the editors of Civil Service World,  PoliticsHome, the Parliament Magazine, Holyrood Magazine, Public Affairs News, Total Politics, and The House have joined forces to discuss the latest political thinking from London, Brussels and Edinburgh.

Head of the Government Equalities Office tells Women into Leadership conference that at current rate of tackling gender pay gap will not reach parity until 2050

Committee chair Bernard Jenkin says that Brexit will expose “where understandings are weak and where relationships are strained” in Whitehall

 IfG calls for expanded role for Major Project Leadership Academy, including “regular engagement” with ministers

Report predicts continued public sector pay restraint will lead to recruitment issues for employers of London-based, highly skilled workers

Move of civil service’s chief Brexit negotiator to the Cabinet Office will require new structures to be established with “time at a premium”, says IfG.

Analysis by GMB finds public sector now employs less than 17% of workers, with civil service headcount dropping by 18% since 2010