DWP decision to outsource shared services contract partly driven by headcount controls
09 Jun HR

DWP decision to outsource shared services contract partly driven by headcount controls

Cabinet Office DG Jerome Glass says full insourcing of the Synergy shared services cluster would have required more than 1,600 additional full-time staff
by Tevye Markson
The ministerial-civil service relations reset hasn’t gone to plan – but Labour still has time left to get it right
09 Jun HR
The ministerial-civil service relations reset hasn’t gone to plan – but Labour still has time left to get it right
Lammy: AI rollout will save ‘thousands of days’ of MoJ staff time
09 Jun HR
Lammy: AI rollout will save ‘thousands of days’ of MoJ staff time
Civil Service Commission launches consultation on changes to revolving-doors rules
08 Jun HR
Civil Service Commission launches consultation on changes to revolving-doors rules
PCS suspends driving examiners' strikes to negotiate terms of £1,500 payment
15 Jun 2023 HR
PCS suspends driving examiners' strikes to negotiate terms of £1,500 payment
Union raises concern about "unacceptable" plans to pay part-time DVSA staff less than the full lump sum
FCDO picks development veteran as new second perm sec
15 Jun 2023 HR
FCDO picks development veteran as new second perm sec
Nick Dyer is a former acting perm sec at DFID and has worked in government on development since 1997
SCS pay rise should be no higher than for rank-and-file civil servants, Cabinet Office says
14 Jun 2023 HR
SCS pay rise should be no higher than for rank-and-file civil servants, Cabinet Office says
Cabinet Office evidence to SSRB does not mention whether SCS officials should get £1,500 cost-of-living payment
'Government listened': FDA union scraps strike ballot after revised pay offer
14 Jun 2023 HR
'Government listened': FDA union scraps strike ballot after revised pay offer
Union says government's recent improved pay offer "addresses most of the factors that led to the dispute”
'Milestone-based reward' policy aimed at boosting SCS retention halted amid rising churn
14 Jun 2023 HR
'Milestone-based reward' policy aimed at boosting SCS retention halted amid rising churn
Cabinet Office pauses milestone-based reward plan, while capability-based pay continues to stall
Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job? CSW's panel put it to the test
13 Jun 2023 HR
Can ChatGPT do a civil servant's job? CSW's panel put it to the test
We asked a cross-section of officials to play around with ChatGPT and establish how good it is at some of the everyday tasks they perform in their jobs. See how well it did...
'This is a really big deal': Could ChatGPT change how civil servants work?
13 Jun 2023 HR
'This is a really big deal': Could ChatGPT change how civil servants work?
From "radical efficiencies" to "hallucinations", we explore the implications for government officials of large language models like ChatGPT
Darlington hub has boosted diversity of thought but had 'limited' impact on levelling up – IfG
13 Jun 2023 HR
Darlington hub has boosted diversity of thought but had 'limited' impact on levelling up – IfG
Campus has shown that, if done well, relocation can improve civil service effectiveness, Institute for Government says
Jacob Rees-Mogg, Priti Patel and Martin Reynolds named in Boris Johnson's resignation honours
12 Jun 2023 HR
Jacob Rees-Mogg, Priti Patel and Martin Reynolds named in Boris Johnson's resignation honours
Ex-PM's allies and names familiar from the Partygate scandal appear on resignation honours lists
Bounce-back in civil servants’ wellbeing since start of pandemic ‘stalls’
12 Jun 2023 HR
Bounce-back in civil servants’ wellbeing since start of pandemic ‘stalls’
Only HMRC staff report better life satisfaction, happiness and sense-of-worth levels than in 2019, survey finds
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 12
12 Jun 2023 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 12
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
Cabinet Office sets out plans for ‘policy campus’ in Sheffield
09 Jun 2023 HR
Cabinet Office sets out plans for ‘policy campus’ in Sheffield
City will also pilot regional Fast Stream programme starting with 2024 intake