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
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
Civil Service World announces partnership with the Charity for Civil Servants
09 Jul HR
Civil Service World announces partnership with the Charity for Civil Servants
Olly Robbins: FCDO planning up to 25% headcount cuts
09 Jul HR
Olly Robbins: FCDO planning up to 25% headcount cuts
Second union to join G4S security-staff strike at DWP
17 May 2024 HR
Second union to join G4S security-staff strike at DWP
PCS members on DWP’s G4S contract vote to walk out after GMB strikes closed 70 jobcentres last week
Q: What do lanyards have to do with delivering public services? A: Absolutely nothing
17 May 2024 HR
Q: What do lanyards have to do with delivering public services? A: Absolutely nothing
Esther McVey's EDI crackdown is a fake war, against fake enemy from a minister with a fake job title
HMRC gets £51m to improve helplines as NAO finds customers are ‘being let down’
16 May 2024 HR
HMRC gets £51m to improve helplines as NAO finds customers are ‘being let down’
Reducing HMRC helpline staff too early in digitalisation drive has left holes in customer service, watchdog says
Covid Inquiry: Sue Gray says siloed working 'worse in Northern Ireland than Whitehall'
16 May 2024 HR
Covid Inquiry: Sue Gray says siloed working 'worse in Northern Ireland than Whitehall'
Former Cabinet Office second perm sec tells panel devolved governments need to work more closely with Westminster on emergency responses
Why do civil servants wear rainbow lanyards? We asked, you answered
16 May 2024 HR
Why do civil servants wear rainbow lanyards? We asked, you answered
Esther McVey suggested rainbow-coloured lanyards are a form of "political activism". We asked what they mean to you
Just four major departments meet threshold for strike action in PCS pay ballot
16 May 2024 HR
Just four major departments meet threshold for strike action in PCS pay ballot
Departments which failed to meet threshold include Cabinet Office, DWP, HMRC and Treasury
DBT setting up 'emergency response function', perm sec says
15 May 2024 HR
DBT setting up 'emergency response function', perm sec says
Gareth Davies tells MPs work is part of broader learning from Covid support schemes
Lanyard decree missing from new EDI guidance
15 May 2024 HR
Lanyard decree missing from new EDI guidance
Proposal to ban lanyards that aren’t “standard design” not included in Cabinet Office guidance on equality, diversity and inclusion
DWP beats counter-fraud target by £50m
14 May 2024 HR
DWP beats counter-fraud target by £50m
Update confirms plan to use temporary staff to fill 2,500 roles reviewing Universal Credit claims
Border Force anti-strike law: PCS gets go-ahead for legal challenge
13 May 2024 HR
Border Force anti-strike law: PCS gets go-ahead for legal challenge
High Court grants permission for judicial review of minimum service levels regulations in the Border Force
Security guards' pay strike forced DWP to close dozens of jobcentres
10 May 2024 HR
Security guards' pay strike forced DWP to close dozens of jobcentres
Union accuses department and G4S of drafting in untrained agency staff to provide cover
UKHSA and DHSC accused of 'getting financial-management basics unacceptably wrong'
10 May 2024 HR
UKHSA and DHSC accused of 'getting financial-management basics unacceptably wrong'
MPs flag weaknesses in agency's controls and health department's oversight
Excl: Civil service pay remit guidance delayed 'to align with other public services'
09 May 2024 HR
Excl: Civil service pay remit guidance delayed 'to align with other public services'
"We are taking a strategic approach to public sector pay in the round," chief people officer says
'You can have a representative organisation but if it's not inclusive it won't last': Jill Hatcher on DE&S's strategy
09 May 2024 HR
'You can have a representative organisation but if it's not inclusive it won't last': Jill Hatcher on DE&S's strategy
The UK’s adversaries won’t wait for us to adapt to new threats. A fresh approach is generating excitement across defence, says DE&S's director of strategy, people, change and corporate
Civil service union chief blasts ministers over 'top-down, evidence-free micromanagement'
09 May 2024 HR
Civil service union chief blasts ministers over 'top-down, evidence-free micromanagement'
Dave Penman raps government for "Stalinist" headcount-reduction targets, media attacks and revolving door of political leaders
Milestone-based reward trial for senior civil servants to begin in summer
09 May 2024 HR
Milestone-based reward trial for senior civil servants to begin in summer
John Glen announces pilot of long-awaited approach to reducing churn and driving up performance standards
Covid Inquiry: NICS head 'concerned' over lost ministerial messages
08 May 2024 HR
Covid Inquiry: NICS head 'concerned' over lost ministerial messages
Jayne Brady tells probe official phones and iPads were reset despite "explicit and clear" advice to perm secs
MPs urge Cabinet Office to tackle 'insular and circular' non-exec recruitment
08 May 2024 HR
MPs urge Cabinet Office to tackle 'insular and circular' non-exec recruitment
Rather than being “efficient, transparent and fair”, recruitment of NEDs is "unacceptably sluggish", PAC says
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 7
07 May 2024 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 7
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Ministry of Defence payroll system hacked
07 May 2024 HR
Ministry of Defence payroll system hacked
Defence secretary due to update MPs on data-breach of service personnel details
Departments face 'uncharted territory' because of spending review uncertainty
03 May 2024 HR
Departments face 'uncharted territory' because of spending review uncertainty
Civil servants must be resourced to begin full planning now, Institute for Government warns
MPs: WhatsApp should be banned on government devices unless 'appropriate' transparency levels are introduced
03 May 2024 HR
MPs: WhatsApp should be banned on government devices unless 'appropriate' transparency levels are introduced
PACAC report says lobbying of perm secs and ministers by WhatsApp should be subject to the same transparency as face-to-face meetings
Be all in... but have a Plan B: What I learnt driving change in DWP
03 May 2024 HR
Be all in... but have a Plan B: What I learnt driving change in DWP
A former change programme director reflects on what it takes to drive reform in a large organisation
Civil service leaders must get better at deep listening
02 May 2024 HR
Civil service leaders must get better at deep listening
Does it bother you as much as it does me that across government, we can still be way too slow to spot and act on serious problems before they materialise or grow into national scandals?