‘Unacceptable’: The Civil Service Pension Scheme transfer six weeks on
13 Jan HR

‘Unacceptable’: The Civil Service Pension Scheme transfer six weeks on

Unions put pressure on Capita and the Cabinet Office amid ongoing issues with the scheme
by Tevye Markson
Voluntary exits ‘should be halted’ until Civil Service Pension Scheme backlog is cleared – union
13 Jan HR
Voluntary exits ‘should be halted’ until Civil Service Pension Scheme backlog is cleared – union
SR25 admin efficiency savings could require 40,000 job cuts, think tank estimates
13 Jan HR
SR25 admin efficiency savings could require 40,000 job cuts, think tank estimates
Curiosity, problem-solving and misconceptions: Policy profession co-heads Susan Acland-Hood and Gareth Davies set out their vision
12 Jan HR
Curiosity, problem-solving and misconceptions: Policy profession co-heads Susan Acland-Hood and Gareth Davies set out their vision
FCDO DG leaves role to become fourth Heywood fellow
30 Sep 2025 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 2025 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 2025 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 2025 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
Fast Stream gets biggest ever number of applicants Exclusive
26 Sep 2025 HR
Fast Stream gets biggest ever number of applicants
More than 70,000 apply for 2025 Fast Stream intake, newly-published data shows
Public want higher professional standards for government IT staff
25 Sep 2025 HR
Public want higher professional standards for government IT staff
Survey finds strong support for a mandatory register of public sector IT workers, similar to that used for doctors
'Dangerously violent': Unions slam Arron Banks' comments on civil servants
25 Sep 2025 HR
'Dangerously violent': Unions slam Arron Banks' comments on civil servants
Unions hit out at comments from Banks comparing Reform's approach to the civil service with the Bolshevik murders of intellectuals in 1917
Average salary for SCS lower in London than rest of England
25 Sep 2025 HR
Average salary for SCS lower in London than rest of England
Senior civil service is only grade where median salary in England is higher when London is excluded
Former DHSC director general to become charity chief
25 Sep 2025 HR
Former DHSC director general to become charity chief
Michelle Dyson will take up post as Alzheimer’s Society chief exec in November
MPs ‘must wait’ for answers to concerns about departments’ tech procurement
25 Sep 2025 HR
MPs ‘must wait’ for answers to concerns about departments’ tech procurement
Public Accounts Committee warned ministers of serious skills and accountability challenges
Border Force staff balloted for strike action
24 Sep 2025 HR
Border Force staff balloted for strike action
Patrol-boat workers’ dispute focuses on terms, conditions and “frozen” allowances
Minister encourages civil servants to volunteer in NHS
24 Sep 2025 HR
Minister encourages civil servants to volunteer in NHS
Health minister Ashley Dalton says civil servants’ contribution would be particularly valuable given their “professionalism and integrity”