Pensions, pay and voluntary exits: CSW's most-read stories of 2025
23 Dec HR

Pensions, pay and voluntary exits: CSW's most-read stories of 2025

Step behind the curtains – here are the 11 stories that got the most attention in 2025
by CSW
Strikes over DWP office closure extended
24 Dec HR
Strikes over DWP office closure extended
Government appoints lead media agency
23 Dec HR
Government appoints lead media agency
Civil Service People Survey: A deep dive into bullying and discrimination trends
22 Dec HR
Civil Service People Survey: A deep dive into bullying and discrimination trends
Union warns over National Crime Agency funding shortfall
03 Nov HR
Union warns over National Crime Agency funding shortfall
Home Office minister confirms higher pay award has led to recruitment slowdown
Defra boosts pay offer in new trawl for MMO chief
03 Oct HR
Defra boosts pay offer in new trawl for MMO chief
Department offers £140k salary for Marine Management Organisation top job – a £10k increase on last year’s lure
DHSC second perm sec appointed as National Wealth Fund NED
02 Oct HR
DHSC second perm sec appointed as National Wealth Fund NED
Tom Riordan will take on position in addition to role as second perm sec at Department of Health and Social Care
ONS staff vote to renew strike mandate over hybrid working policy
02 Oct HR
ONS staff vote to renew strike mandate over hybrid working policy
Union says failure to resolve dispute is "symptomatic" of wider issues at ONS
MoD perm sec announces recruitment freeze
01 Oct HR
MoD perm sec announces recruitment freeze
Union warns pause in hiring could put wider defence mission at risk
Grenfell Inquiry panel member named interim chief construction adviser
01 Oct HR
Grenfell Inquiry panel member named interim chief construction adviser
MHCLG says interim appointment will allow “vital work to begin now" on reform and regulatory design
MyCSP ‘megapicket': Union bosses and MPs rally behind PCS recognition campaign
01 Oct HR
MyCSP ‘megapicket': Union bosses and MPs rally behind PCS recognition campaign
"‘Every week we’re getting stronger and bigger," says PCS rep
Booming interest in the Fast Stream is good news – and a major opportunity
30 Sep HR
Booming interest in the Fast Stream is good news – and a major opportunity
Growing levels of interest in the programme from talented graduates could, through well-targeted reforms, be leveraged to deliver substantial returns for the civil service
FCDO DG leaves role to become fourth Heywood fellow
30 Sep HR
FCDO DG leaves role to become fourth Heywood fellow
Jenny Bates had been a director general at the Foreign Office since 2020
NICS union seeks ‘inflation plus 3%’ pay rises
30 Sep HR
NICS union seeks ‘inflation plus 3%’ pay rises
NIPSA to submit pay claim seeking "inflation plus 3%" for each of the next three years
Politicians won't be part of new civil service revolving-doors regulation system
29 Sep HR
Politicians won't be part of new civil service revolving-doors regulation system
Nick Thomas-Symonds says political membership system on Acoba cannot continue when Civil Service Commission takes over post-government jobs function
'Coherence is needed': Government urged to leverage its £400bn procurement bill to aid missions drive
26 Sep HR
'Coherence is needed': Government urged to leverage its £400bn procurement bill to aid missions drive
Think tank says better approaches to spending – including backing the civil service to be less risk-averse – can deliver results