Unions slam Reform UK plans to oust perm secs and cut 68,500 jobs
15 Dec HR

Unions slam Reform UK plans to oust perm secs and cut 68,500 jobs

Party announces more details of civil service reform policies including weakening pensions in favour of higher bonuses, increasing office working and big cuts to policy profession
by Tevye Markson
Planning Inspectorate staff begin industrial action over pay and workload issues
16 Dec HR
Planning Inspectorate staff begin industrial action over pay and workload issues
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 15 December
15 Dec HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 15 December
FCDO’s domestic staff to ‘bear brunt’ of job cuts, perm sec says
12 Dec HR
FCDO’s domestic staff to ‘bear brunt’ of job cuts, perm sec says
NAO sounds alarm as funding shortfalls threaten departmental shared-services drive
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NAO sounds alarm as funding shortfalls threaten departmental shared-services drive
Cabinet Office “doesn’t know how much has been spent or what benefits to expect”, watchdog warns
Civil service strikes: driving examiners to walk out as first wave of dates confirmed
29 Nov 2022 HR
Civil service strikes: driving examiners to walk out as first wave of dates confirmed
DVSA and Rural Payments Agency to stage rolling regional strikes from 13 December, PCS confirms
Cab sec weighing up civil servants' role in Scottish independence referendum
29 Nov 2022 HR
Cab sec weighing up civil servants' role in Scottish independence referendum
Case and Scottish Government perm sec are working on what Supreme Court judgement means for the civil service
DBS back-office staff threaten ‘indefinite’ industrial action
29 Nov 2022 HR
DBS back-office staff threaten ‘indefinite’ industrial action
PCS chief says billionaire employer can “easily” end pay dispute – plus, more HMCTS strikes announced
Cabinet Office alerted to data breach – and fails to respond for 10 days
28 Nov 2022 HR
Cabinet Office alerted to data breach – and fails to respond for 10 days
Personal details of civil servant and supplier exposed by inadequately redacted document
Remote working 'wasn’t in DVLA's DNA': boss admits pandemic shortcomings
28 Nov 2022 HR
Remote working 'wasn’t in DVLA's DNA': boss admits pandemic shortcomings
Huge Swansea presence left agency exposed to local infection rates, Julie Lennard tells MPs
Cabinet Office pay gap growth ‘incredibly disappointing’, gender champion says
28 Nov 2022 HR
Cabinet Office pay gap growth ‘incredibly disappointing’, gender champion says
End to DVLA flexible working sees DfT lose ground on pay gap too
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 28
28 Nov 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – November 28
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
'Inexcusable': DVLA staff 'told to wear coats' after heating breaks at Swansea HQ
25 Nov 2022 HR
'Inexcusable': DVLA staff 'told to wear coats' after heating breaks at Swansea HQ
Union slams "failure to communicate" with vulnerable staff as DVLA announces the problem is fixed
BEIS contract workers offered 12% pay rise after strike vote
24 Nov 2022 HR
BEIS contract workers offered 12% pay rise after strike vote
Union says it hopes outsourcing giant Aramark's offer will be "first of many successes this winter"
Dominic Raab ‘facing series of bullying complaints’ from ex-private secretaries
24 Nov 2022 HR
Dominic Raab ‘facing series of bullying complaints’ from ex-private secretaries
Justice secretary is already being investigated over two formal complaints
Home Office asylum caseworkers offered bonuses in effort to reduce exits
24 Nov 2022 HR
Home Office asylum caseworkers offered bonuses in effort to reduce exits
Retention allowance revealed amid reports Home Office is recruiting low-paid, inexperienced staff who are quickly leaving