Cat Little: Capita has ‘underestimated’ complexity of MyCSP transition
08 Jul HR

Cat Little: Capita has ‘underestimated’ complexity of MyCSP transition

Cabinet Office perm sec says the firm has so far missed seven of eight milestones in its transition to taking over the Civil Service Pension Scheme administration
by Tevye Markson
DESNZ appoints Nesta chief Ravi Gurumurthy as lead NED
10 Jul HR
DESNZ appoints Nesta chief Ravi Gurumurthy as lead NED
Former Tory minister rapped for ‘unambiguous’ breach of post-government employment rules
10 Jul HR
Former Tory minister rapped for ‘unambiguous’ breach of post-government employment rules
The Alternative People Survey: departments lack capability to deliver on priorities, civil servants warn
09 Jul HR
The Alternative People Survey: departments lack capability to deliver on priorities, civil servants warn
Union announces further G4S strikes at DWP
25 Jun 2024 HR
Union announces further G4S strikes at DWP
New strike dates include election day
IFS: Civil service pay has been ‘held down unbelievably’
25 Jun 2024 HR
IFS: Civil service pay has been ‘held down unbelievably’
Paul Johnson says pay for officials is just one example of why public service cuts will be so difficult to achieve for next government
Transition tips from a seasoned cabinet secretary
25 Jun 2024 HR
Transition tips from a seasoned cabinet secretary
Gus O’Donnell on some key issues likely to face civil servants before and after 4 July
Sustained investment needed to build generalist skills in the civil service, study warns
24 Jun 2024 HR
Sustained investment needed to build generalist skills in the civil service, study warns
Researchers warn UK is not doing enough to build general public administration skills among officials, and call for better collaboration between government and academia to create courses for officials
Read the summer 2024 issue of Civil Service World
24 Jun 2024 HR
Read the summer 2024 issue of Civil Service World
An election special issue, plus an exclusive interview with PAC chair Meg Hillier
Stop ordering your staff back to the office. Shift your cultures instead
20 Jun 2024 HR
Stop ordering your staff back to the office. Shift your cultures instead
Leaders need to place themselves in front of their people and reinstate confidence and cohesion among their workforce, a chief exec writes
NCA sacks five firearm officers for gross misconduct
20 Jun 2024 HR
NCA sacks five firearm officers for gross misconduct
Dismissal follows investigation into claims officers falsified firearms training records
Farage floats plans to slash £50bn from departments and cut taxes
18 Jun 2024 HR
Farage floats plans to slash £50bn from departments and cut taxes
IFS says Reform proposals – which also include eradicating NHS waiting lists – "don't add up"
Think tank makes argument for delivery units across government
18 Jun 2024 HR
Think tank makes argument for delivery units across government
Reform paper makes series of recommendations to tackle barriers to effective delivery
Perm secs recognised in King's Birthday Honours
17 Jun 2024 HR
Perm secs recognised in King's Birthday Honours
Antonia Romeo becomes a dame while Jim Harra and Peter Schofield receive knighthoods, as scores of other public servants are honoured
Former No.10 comms director takes senior Guardian role
17 Jun 2024 HR
Former No.10 comms director takes senior Guardian role
Amber de Botton will be chief communications officer at Guardian Media Group
Home Office NDPB offers £120k for first police-productivity tsar
13 Jun 2024 HR
Home Office NDPB offers £120k for first police-productivity tsar
Recruitment campaign launches for inaugural director of Centre for Police Productivity
A 'properly staffed' civil service and a fair pay rise: Union outlines demands for next government
13 Jun 2024 HR
A 'properly staffed' civil service and a fair pay rise: Union outlines demands for next government
PCS charter also calls for more resources for Home Office and HMRC
Chisholm to become UK chair of energy giant EDF
12 Jun 2024 HR
Chisholm to become UK chair of energy giant EDF
Alex Chisholm led BEIS when it struck Hinkley Point C deal with energy giant in 2016 but watchdog says risk of foul play is minimal
Union to investigate work-related stress
11 Jun 2024 HR
Union to investigate work-related stress
Prospect delegates back motion to investigate work-related mental health issues, starting with the defence sector
Conservatives double down on disputed tax-rise claims
11 Jun 2024 HR
Conservatives double down on disputed tax-rise claims
Party chairman flaunts letter from cabinet secretary as union seeks end to "opposition costings"
Civil service headcount rises to 511,000
11 Jun 2024 HR
Civil service headcount rises to 511,000
Chancellor's plan to reduce workforce to pre-Covid levels would now mean job cuts of around 86,000
It's time government embraced the human side of productivity
10 Jun 2024 HR
It's time government embraced the human side of productivity
Equipping and organising people can make a huge difference in productivity levels
Stop attacking civil servants, union chief tells politicians
10 Jun 2024 HR
Stop attacking civil servants, union chief tells politicians
Prospect chief Mike Clancy uses conference speech to warn that “every single public service is suffering”
IfG warns of 'fragile' civil service and public sector 'on brink of collapse'
07 Jun 2024 HR
IfG warns of 'fragile' civil service and public sector 'on brink of collapse'
Think tank urges political parties to address precarious "state of the state" in their election campaigns
UK ‘needs independent commission against corruption’
07 Jun 2024 HR
UK ‘needs independent commission against corruption’
Labour should set up a "commission against corruption and malversation" to combat sleaze if it gets into government, academic says
Defra offers £125k for next Animal and Plant Health Agency chief exec
05 Jun 2024 HR
Defra offers £125k for next Animal and Plant Health Agency chief exec
APHA’s next boss will oversee a “transformation journey, modernising and digitising” the agency’s operations
Performance not politics: How EDI helped the Department for International Trade achieve its objectives
03 Jun 2024 HR
Performance not politics: How EDI helped the Department for International Trade achieve its objectives
Lately there have been accusations that EDI initiatives are politically motivated, but nothing could be further from the truth, writes John Alty, former interim perm sec at DIT
Unions ramp up G4S security-staff strikes at DWP
03 Jun 2024 HR
Unions ramp up G4S security-staff strikes at DWP
Both GMB and PCS members will walk out this month as the unions try to increase pressure on contractor in pay dispute