Starmer: Sue Gray was ‘wrong person’ for chief of staff job
27 Jun HR

Starmer: Sue Gray was ‘wrong person’ for chief of staff job

PM also expresses regret over 'island of strangers' speech
by Tevye Markson
Public leaders rely on muscle memory in a crisis – how do we train that muscle?
07 Jul HR
Public leaders rely on muscle memory in a crisis – how do we train that muscle?
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 7 July
07 Jul HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 7 July
MPs warn of DWP work coach 'complacency'
04 Jul HR
MPs warn of DWP work coach 'complacency'
Levelling up directors recruitment still unfinished a year on
20 Jan 2023 HR
Levelling up directors recruitment still unfinished a year on
Hiring of a dozen DLUHC directors “still ongoing,” a year after positions were announced and 10 months after applications opened
As fast streamers gear up to strike, ministers must wake up to the damage already done
19 Jan 2023 HR
As fast streamers gear up to strike, ministers must wake up to the damage already done
Ministers may talk about “union barons”, but the disputes are unions responding to their members, not the other way around
Civil service ‘can’t deal with poor performance’, says former No.10 Policy Unit boss
19 Jan 2023 HR
Civil service ‘can’t deal with poor performance’, says former No.10 Policy Unit boss
Munira Mirza claims sideways-move culture is “very demoralising” for officials and needs to be fixed
GLD officials to move into HMRC site in Salford
18 Jan 2023 HR
GLD officials to move into HMRC site in Salford
“Exciting” move will help department become "truly national", perm sec Susanna McGibbon says
HMRC trials annual leave selling scheme
18 Jan 2023 HR
HMRC trials annual leave selling scheme
PCS union says scheme's timing "seems cynical, given the current cost-of-living crisis"
EXCL: Tens of thousands more civil servants to vote on strikes later this month Exclusive
17 Jan 2023 HR
EXCL: Tens of thousands more civil servants to vote on strikes later this month
Prospect union could join PCS strikes, with UKHSA, DSTL and Met Office among employers in formal ballot
Civil service leaders are ‘focused on’ staff pay, MoJ perm sec says
17 Jan 2023 HR
Civil service leaders are ‘focused on’ staff pay, MoJ perm sec says
Antonia Romeo says wages and career progression concerns dominated Civil Service People Survey feedback
Fast streamers vote to strike for first time ever over stagnant pay
17 Jan 2023 HR
Fast streamers vote to strike for first time ever over stagnant pay
FDA union says Fast Stream members are "tired of empty promises" after pay rises just 3.7% in 12 years
Cabinet Office offers £61k for deputy civil service comms head
17 Jan 2023 HR
Cabinet Office offers £61k for deputy civil service comms head
Communications directorate is “looking to enhance” its capability, including its advice to top officials
Nearly 700 DWP staff take voluntary redundancy amid office-closure programme
16 Jan 2023 HR
Nearly 700 DWP staff take voluntary redundancy amid office-closure programme
More than 400 jobs still at risk, minister says, while MPs raise concern about loss of specialist skills
Connect Four: Top networking tips from a Civil Service Awards winner
16 Jan 2023 HR
Connect Four: Top networking tips from a Civil Service Awards winner
The Junior Leaders Networking Events Team won the Developing and Supporting People Award at the 2022 Civil Service Awards. Funke Oham offers civil servants advice on how to network effectively and leave a lasting impression on colleagues
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – January 16
16 Jan 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – January 16
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Sunak must press on with civil service reform, IfG director warns
13 Jan 2023 HR
Sunak must press on with civil service reform, IfG director warns
Hannah White says progress with combatting churn and bringing in outside expertise could be “valuable legacy” for PM
Consultants to aid push for ‘better, smaller and fairer' Cabinet Office by 2025
13 Jan 2023 HR
Consultants to aid push for ‘better, smaller and fairer' Cabinet Office by 2025
CO2025 reform programme is intended to deliver a "slimmed-down, high-performance" Cabinet Office
Treasury’s top economic adviser to leave for OECD
13 Jan 2023 HR
Treasury’s top economic adviser to leave for OECD
Clare Lombardelli will become OECD chief economist in spring, after 18 years in the civil service
Sunak must go beyond fine words to repair the damage to the UK's governing institutions
12 Jan 2023 HR
Sunak must go beyond fine words to repair the damage to the UK's governing institutions
Scrapping the civil service job-cuts target will go some way to restoring relations, but reputations cannot be repaired overnight
HMRC not deploying enough staff to tackle £42bn tax gap, MPs say
12 Jan 2023 HR
HMRC not deploying enough staff to tackle £42bn tax gap, MPs say
"Eye-watering" sum owed in unpaid taxes could have helped fill "public spending black hole", PAC says
Civil service pay talks branded a 'farce' as unions say Cabinet Office minister had 'nothing to offer'
12 Jan 2023 HR
Civil service pay talks branded a 'farce' as unions say Cabinet Office minister had 'nothing to offer'
Further strike action threatened as unions criticise lack of offer to address their pay and conditions concerns
100,000 civil servants to strike in one-day action in February
12 Jan 2023 HR
100,000 civil servants to strike in one-day action in February
PCS: “We warned the government our dispute would escalate if they did not listen – and we’re as good as our word"
Anti-strike legislation 'reprehensible and vindictive', union says
11 Jan 2023 HR
Anti-strike legislation 'reprehensible and vindictive', union says
PCS pledges to fight bill aimed at maintaining minimum service levels in Border Force and elsewhere
ONS ranked among UK's best places to work
11 Jan 2023 HR
ONS ranked among UK's best places to work
Glassdoor reviews of Office for National Statistics cite flexible working and work-life balance among perks
'Compelling' communicator sought to lead government digital and data strategy
11 Jan 2023 HR
'Compelling' communicator sought to lead government digital and data strategy
Cabinet Office unit seeks strategy and projects leader – in a role first advertised as a 10-year assignment
Get out of listening mode and put money on the table to end pay strikes, civil service unions tell ministers
10 Jan 2023 HR
Get out of listening mode and put money on the table to end pay strikes, civil service unions tell ministers
Industrial action will not be avoided without "meaningful" pay proposals, unions tell Jeremy Quin
DLUHC ‘making progress’ with skills challenges, says perm sec
10 Jan 2023 HR
DLUHC ‘making progress’ with skills challenges, says perm sec
Jeremy Pocklington also admits that inflation pressures are hitting levelling-up projects