Capita wins £700m civil service payroll contract
26 Feb HR

Capita wins £700m civil service payroll contract

Union raises concerns over contract award in light of current Civil Service Pension Scheme issues
by Tevye Markson
Treasury calls in private sector to help departments scale up AI use
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Treasury calls in private sector to help departments scale up AI use
Civil Service Pension Scheme: Cat Little delivers hardship-loan update
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DWP pay ballot falls short of strike threshold
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DWP pay ballot falls short of strike threshold
Cabinet Office scraps 'ambitious and expensive' vetting transformation programme
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Cabinet Office scraps 'ambitious and expensive' vetting transformation programme
Perm sec Cat Little says strategy to modernise and improve vetting services has moved away from previous "big bang" approach
Office attendance row: Land Registry officials to vote on strikes over 60% rule
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Office attendance row: Land Registry officials to vote on strikes over 60% rule
PCS to ballot more than 3,800 members at HM Land Registry over in-office mandate and other concerns
Is the fight for a new pay review body doomed to fail? Oh no it isn't!
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Unions calling for an end to the stale and flawed pay remit guidance for civil servants aren't pantomime villains – the system needs to change
Boosting pay and tackling poor performance should be on Office for Value for Money's agenda – report
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Boosting pay and tackling poor performance should be on Office for Value for Money's agenda – report
New unit should assess cost-benefit analysis of retaining poor performers versus managing them out, Reform think tank says
PM rules out four-day week for civil servants
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PM rules out four-day week for civil servants
Civil service union PCS accuses government of ignoring "real gains" that a shorter working week can offer
DBT second perm sec departing and won’t be replaced
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DBT second perm sec departing and won’t be replaced
Crawford Falconer’s responsibilities to be shared by several civil servants
More, better-paid spads is not just good for ministers; it's good for civil servants
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More, better-paid spads is not just good for ministers; it's good for civil servants
Far from being a "necessary evil", special advisers and other political appointees are a crucial part of the machine
Ministers drop hostilities against four-day week council
14 Nov 2024 HR
Ministers drop hostilities against four-day week council
MHCLG acknowledges authority is an "independent employer" but refuses to support shorter working hours for full pay
MHCLG to close six offices
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MHCLG to close six offices
Office for Place will also be wound down, minister announces
'It's not the 1970s': Minister rejects call for civil servants to get four-day week
14 Nov 2024 HR
'It's not the 1970s': Minister rejects call for civil servants to get four-day week
Emma Reynolds says she doesn't believe PCS union's evidence on benefits of four-day week
The case against a new civil service pay review body
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The establishment of a civil service PRB would further undermine unions, argues Andrew Moretta
Four-day week could save Defra millions, union says
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Four-day week could save Defra millions, union says
Move could cut sick days and churn, PCS says as survey shows support for change in working pattern