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
by Dave Penman
Ministers launch NICS apprenticeship scheme
24 Oct HR
Ministers launch NICS apprenticeship scheme
Cabinet Office given responsibility for Digital ID policy
24 Oct HR
Cabinet Office given responsibility for Digital ID policy
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
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
Accents, qualifications and recruitment: how the Government Socio-Economic Diversity Network will challenge barriers and biases in 2023
10 Jan 2023 HR
Accents, qualifications and recruitment: how the Government Socio-Economic Diversity Network will challenge barriers and biases in 2023
Work will continue this year to make the civil service better and more attractive to working class people
Northern Ireland civil servants could join strikes over 'offensive' sub-2% pay offer
09 Jan 2023 HR
Northern Ireland civil servants could join strikes over 'offensive' sub-2% pay offer
Union urges members to reject "derisory" offer of £552 pay rise and vote on industrial action
Katharine Birbalsingh resigns as Social Mobility Commission chair
06 Jan 2023 HR
Katharine Birbalsingh resigns as Social Mobility Commission chair
Educator says media portrayal of “controversial” opinions was jeopardising Cabinet Office body’s work
‘Deciding where to cut staff was hard’ – Simon Baugh on restructuring GCS and reacting to once-in-a-generation events
06 Jan 2023 HR
‘Deciding where to cut staff was hard’ – Simon Baugh on restructuring GCS and reacting to once-in-a-generation events
The Government Communication Service chief exec is proud of how staff responded to Omicron and Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Ministers blasted for ‘hollow’ pay negotiations offer
06 Jan 2023 HR
Ministers blasted for ‘hollow’ pay negotiations offer
Civil service unions say attempts to curb public-sector strikes show government is in denial
PM praises public-sector workers as plans emerge for crackdown on strikes
05 Jan 2023 HR
PM praises public-sector workers as plans emerge for crackdown on strikes
Sunak says he will seek “reasonable dialogue with unions” about what is “responsible and fair” for the nation
Historic England under strain due to 'legacy of underfunding'
04 Jan 2023 HR
Historic England under strain due to 'legacy of underfunding'
Report warns of "careful balancing act" amid strain on technology systems and staffing resources