ONS office attendance rules to be relaxed
08 Apr HR

ONS office attendance rules to be relaxed

Staff back new hybrid working agreement, which will see individual targets scrapped and bring an end to a two-year dispute
by Tevye Markson
Labour pledges to ‘end era of bloated government’ in Scotland
14 Apr HR
Labour pledges to ‘end era of bloated government’ in Scotland
DSIT seeks job-share partner for UK Space Agency boss
14 Apr HR
DSIT seeks job-share partner for UK Space Agency boss
Civil servants can build better services through AI – if they are given the keys to do so
13 Apr HR
Civil servants can build better services through AI – if they are given the keys to do so
Hundreds of DfT civil servants to transfer over to state-owned rail operator
28 Jul 2025 HR
Hundreds of DfT civil servants to transfer over to state-owned rail operator
Department for Transport says there will be no redundancies resulting from the moves
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 28
28 Jul 2025 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 28
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
New chief exec named for Companies House
25 Jul 2025 HR
New chief exec named for Companies House
Defence Business Services chief Andy King will take up post in September
'We heard some really traumatic things': Covid-19 Inquiry head of comms shares the highs and lows of the job
25 Jul 2025 HR
'We heard some really traumatic things': Covid-19 Inquiry head of comms shares the highs and lows of the job
The Covid Inquiry's Every Story Matters exercise gathered more than 58,000 individual stories from the public. Comms director Samantha Edwards shares how she got the nation talking
Welsh Government should shut 'ugly' HQ and move closer to Senedd, ex-senior civil servant says
25 Jul 2025 HR
Welsh Government should shut 'ugly' HQ and move closer to Senedd, ex-senior civil servant says
Suggestion comes after Welsh first minister warns that offices could be shut if civil servants don't use them more
NS&I chair steps down to become government whip
25 Jul 2025 HR
NS&I chair steps down to become government whip
Lord Lemos leaves 15 months into term chairing the state-owned savings bank's board
MHCLG to reduce headcount through 'natural turnover' and voluntary exits
24 Jul 2025 HR
MHCLG to reduce headcount through 'natural turnover' and voluntary exits
Department aiming to reduce workforce by close to 12%
Climate Change Committee gets new chair after two-year search
24 Jul 2025 HR
Climate Change Committee gets new chair after two-year search
Nigel Topping takes over as chair of the watchdog, which is the independent climate adviser to the government
Shame in itself is not an effective tool – the government’s standards regime shakeup should have gone further
23 Jul 2025 HR
Shame in itself is not an effective tool – the government’s standards regime shakeup should have gone further
When it comes to standards oversight, it’s not the acronym that matters – it’s the powers that go with it and the independence to make politically difficult decisions
Ex-FCDO perm sec Philip Barton got £260,000 voluntary exit payment
23 Jul 2025 HR
Ex-FCDO perm sec Philip Barton got £260,000 voluntary exit payment
Former perm sec's compensation payment payout revealed in department's annual report
Pat McFadden reaffirms pledge to give civil servants timely pay awards
23 Jul 2025 HR
Pat McFadden reaffirms pledge to give civil servants timely pay awards
Pay remit process for 2026-27 kicks off – two months earlier than last year
Office for Life Sciences appoints executive chair
23 Jul 2025 HR
Office for Life Sciences appoints executive chair
Steve Bates tasked with “deepening ties” between government and the life-sciences sector