'I can do my job from home': Civil servants reflect on 60% in-office mandate
18 Dec HR

'I can do my job from home': Civil servants reflect on 60% in-office mandate

Two years on from its introduction, officials tell CSW what they really think of the 60% office-working rule
by Susan Allott
Minister pauses recruitment of UK Statistics Authority chair
18 Dec HR
Minister pauses recruitment of UK Statistics Authority chair
DHSC says health-reorganisation redundancy bill could hit £1.3bn
18 Dec HR
DHSC says health-reorganisation redundancy bill could hit £1.3bn
Civil Service Pensions Scheme: MyCSP staff to strike until final day of contract
28 Oct HR
Civil Service Pensions Scheme: MyCSP staff to strike until final day of contract
PCS says 16 weeks of strike action taken so far has caused “significant disruption to MyCSP operations"
Government to create data protection team to boost cross-department compliance
28 Oct HR
Government to create data protection team to boost cross-department compliance
Information commissioner welcomes "crucial step forward" following MoD's Afghan data breach
NAO flags concerns over Probation Service reform programme
27 Oct HR
NAO flags concerns over Probation Service reform programme
Watchdog says HMPPS underestimated the number of staff the service requires
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 27
27 Oct HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – October 27
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Ministers launch NICS apprenticeship scheme
24 Oct HR
Ministers launch NICS apprenticeship scheme
Operational delivery scheme seeks 200 apprentices
Cabinet Office given responsibility for Digital ID policy
24 Oct HR
Cabinet Office given responsibility for Digital ID policy
MOG change moves key digital priority away from DSIT
Think tank welcomes 'relaxation' of rules on civil servants speaking in public
24 Oct HR
Think tank welcomes 'relaxation' of rules on civil servants speaking in public
Minister says rules have been clarified and it is “important for civil servants to speak in public about matters for which they have responsibility"
‘World leading’ climate scientist hired as DESNZ chief scientific adviser
23 Oct HR
‘World leading’ climate scientist hired as DESNZ chief scientific adviser
Emily Shuckburgh holds numerous roles at the University of Cambridge
‘Whitehall’s best kept secret’: MPs urge government to unlock public-facing civil servants’ potential
23 Oct HR
‘Whitehall’s best kept secret’: MPs urge government to unlock public-facing civil servants’ potential
Operational delivery profession needs to encourage "openness, innovation, and challenge of current thinking", report says
Home Office 'not yet fit for purpose', Shabana Mahmood says
23 Oct HR
Home Office 'not yet fit for purpose', Shabana Mahmood says
Mahmood says she is working with Dame Antonia Romeo “to transform the Home Office" in response to release of critical 2023 report
The briefings against Chris Wormald damage the trust that is essential to good government
23 Oct HR
The briefings against Chris Wormald damage the trust that is essential to good government
For the Cummings admirers in No.10 reading this: Anyone can break a system down, putting it back together is a different skill
Fax machines and 'opposition' civil servants – how the UK civil service compares to others around the world
22 Oct HR
Fax machines and 'opposition' civil servants – how the UK civil service compares to others around the world
Three surprises from a year studying for an Executive Masters in Public Administration alongside public servants from around the world