MHCLG sets timeframe for move to new headquarters
27 May HR

MHCLG sets timeframe for move to new headquarters

Plus, Department for Work and Pensions delays departure from Caxton House until March next year
by Jim Dunton
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Pension scheme crisis: Cabinet Office doubles hardship loan upper limit
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Work starts on Great British Energy’s new HQ
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MHCLG: PCS announces 'indefinite' industrial action at 21 offices
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Ex-cab sec Simon Case: It's 'absolutely right' to cut civil service headcount
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Industrial strategy: Civil service reforms aim to build 'enduring partnership' with business
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Whistleblowing survey reveals generational divide
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Civil Service Pension Scheme admin staff vote to strike
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Ballot of PCS members at spun-out operator ‘overwhelmingly’ backs industrial action
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