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
26 Feb HR
Treasury calls in private sector to help departments scale up AI use
Civil Service Pension Scheme: Cat Little delivers hardship-loan update
25 Feb HR
Civil Service Pension Scheme: Cat Little delivers hardship-loan update
DWP pay ballot falls short of strike threshold
25 Feb HR
DWP pay ballot falls short of strike threshold
Are government skills future ready?
21 Oct 2024 HR
Are government skills future ready?
There’s often a gap between needs and capabilities, which manifests in policy failures, botched projects, and a slower drip of underperformance
‘It's such a fast-evolving area’: Government counter-fraud boss on a decade of leading the charge against economic crime
18 Oct 2024 HR
‘It's such a fast-evolving area’: Government counter-fraud boss on a decade of leading the charge against economic crime
Public Sector Fraud Authority chief executive Mark Cheeseman speaks to Tevye Markson about improving cross-government capability, tackling insider fraud and modernising counter-fraud work
SSRB gets new permanent chair after two-year job hunt
18 Oct 2024 HR
SSRB gets new permanent chair after two-year job hunt
Lea Paterson is a civil service commissioner and board member at the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
Entries open for award celebrating civil service recruitment excellence
18 Oct 2024 HR
Entries open for award celebrating civil service recruitment excellence
This year's Commissioners' Mark of Excellence will focus on hiring teams which have brought new skills and talent into the civil service
Northern Ireland Office launches hunt for next veterans commissioner
17 Oct 2024 HR
Northern Ireland Office launches hunt for next veterans commissioner
Recruitment drive comes after Danny Kinahan quit role following "frank conversation" with secretary of state Hilary Benn
Prison officers demand right to walk out as anti-strike law scrapped
17 Oct 2024 HR
Prison officers demand right to walk out as anti-strike law scrapped
POA union says employment rights bill does "nothing to address the rights of prison officers", who have been banned from striking since 1994
Responding to climate change and improving the natural environment – a part for everyone in creating the conditions for success? 
16 Oct 2024 HR
Responding to climate change and improving the natural environment – a part for everyone in creating the conditions for success? 
Katy Losse, director of environment and climate change at the NAO, looks at the different roles civil servants can play in tackling one of government's biggest problems
CQC names next chief executive
16 Oct 2024 HR
CQC names next chief executive
Julian Hartley set to take helm of regulator declared "unfit for purpose" by health secretary
Facilities staff at three departments to strike over ‘insulting’ pay offers
16 Oct 2024 HR
Facilities staff at three departments to strike over ‘insulting’ pay offers
PCS urges end to outsourcing as it announces strikes at Cabinet Office, DSIT and DBT
Brown-era policy chief to lead Defra regulation review
16 Oct 2024 HR
Brown-era policy chief to lead Defra regulation review
Dan Corry will examine whether the department's regulations and regulators are "fit for purpose"
Office for Investment 'revamped' with new minister
15 Oct 2024 HR
Office for Investment 'revamped' with new minister
"Larger and better equipped" unit now straddles No.10, the Department of Business and Trade and the Treasury
Three in four civil servants now share data with other departments, poll finds
15 Oct 2024 HR
Three in four civil servants now share data with other departments, poll finds
Research also finds technological barriers remain a significant challenge to data sharing and AI