The government must avoid creating a destabilised culture in Whitehall Exclusive
06 May HR

The government must avoid creating a destabilised culture in Whitehall

While our friends across the Atlantic favour the ostentatious and outrageous when it comes to tackling inefficiency, we must take a different approach
by Simon Hoare
MoJ offers up to £160,000 for group chief technology officer
08 May HR
MoJ offers up to £160,000 for group chief technology officer
New HMPPS bullying complaints unit to end 'toxic culture', prisons minister says
07 May HR
New HMPPS bullying complaints unit to end 'toxic culture', prisons minister says
DSIT seeks 25 Britain’s ‘best and brightest’ for one-year secondments
07 May HR
DSIT seeks 25 Britain’s ‘best and brightest’ for one-year secondments
Interim first civil service commissioner appointed as recruitment continues
22 Sep 2021 HR
Interim first civil service commissioner appointed as recruitment continues
Civil service recruitment watchdog Ian Watmore will step down next month
'Whitehall titan' Sue Gray takes union brief to levelling up department
21 Sep 2021 HR
'Whitehall titan' Sue Gray takes union brief to levelling up department
Gray says she is "excited" about move under Michael Gove but denies being "titan"
Home Office comms director becomes first GCS chief exec
15 Sep 2021 HR
Home Office comms director becomes first GCS chief exec
Simon Baugh pledges reform “will deliver more joined-up communications, and provide value for taxpayers”
DHSC offers £130k for 'one of the country's most exciting people leadership roles'
13 Sep 2021 HR
DHSC offers £130k for 'one of the country's most exciting people leadership roles'
UKHSA chief people officer must 'live and breathe the ambition for change and transformation'
Truss appoints comms guru as LGBT business champion
10 Sep 2021 HR
Truss appoints comms guru as LGBT business champion
Cicero/AMO founder Iain Anderson tasked with driving efforts to reduce workplace discrimination
Medicines regulator to cut hundreds of jobs
09 Sep 2021 HR
Medicines regulator to cut hundreds of jobs
Proposed 20% headcount reduction follows post-Brexit loss of EU fees income
Sunak sets date for Spending Review – and issues pay warning
07 Sep 2021 HR
Sunak sets date for Spending Review – and issues pay warning
Three-year settlement for departments and agencies will come alongside Autumn Budget
Vaccines minister pressured to accelerate officials’ return to offices
07 Sep 2021 HR
Vaccines minister pressured to accelerate officials’ return to offices
Nadim Zahawi says departments must 'lead by example' on return to office, despite support for hybrid working
Mixed messaging: Lee Cain's proposals to reform government communications need more clarity
07 Sep 2021 HR
Mixed messaging: Lee Cain's proposals to reform government communications need more clarity
Kay Hender, head of communications at the FDA union, argues that Lee Cain has identified some of the challenges faced by the Government Communications Service, but his proposed solutions are contradictory and could make things worse
Police thwart anti-vax protesters’ bid to storm MHRA headquarters
06 Sep 2021 HR
Police thwart anti-vax protesters’ bid to storm MHRA headquarters
Union chief condemns “utterly disgraceful” behaviour of anti-vaccine campaigners outside Department of Health and Social Care executive agency
Treasury eyes 50:50 split between office and remote working
02 Sep 2021 HR
Treasury eyes 50:50 split between office and remote working
Job advertisements specify “two-to-three days a week” in the office for London and Darlington roles
Economic bounce-back ‘won’t shield departments in Spending Review’
31 Aug 2021 HR
Economic bounce-back ‘won’t shield departments in Spending Review’
Institute for Government says Sunak will need to find additional funding to protect public services
Employment tribunal decision could cost MoD £1.5m, says union
31 Aug 2021 HR
Employment tribunal decision could cost MoD £1.5m, says union
Hundreds of former staff at Babcock-owned dockyard could get boosted exit payments after Rosyth case
'Support for miscarriages needs to be so much better': MPs back union's call for civil service pregnancy loss policy Exclusive
27 Aug 2021 HR
'Support for miscarriages needs to be so much better': MPs back union's call for civil service pregnancy loss policy
“This is a basic policy of wellbeing and it’s hard to believe that these things haven’t already been provided," one MP says
Cabinet Office ‘needs to step up for civil servants who suffer pregnancy loss’ Exclusive
26 Aug 2021 HR
Cabinet Office ‘needs to step up for civil servants who suffer pregnancy loss’
Union says official HR policy does not guarantee parental bereavement leave after miscarriages within 24 weeks of pregnancy
Cabinet Office unveils ‘Government School of Property’ plans
26 Aug 2021 HR
Cabinet Office unveils ‘Government School of Property’ plans
Chief property officer says school will be one-stop location for 5,000-strong property profession
I had amazing support at work when I miscarried. Civil servants deserve the same
25 Aug 2021 HR
I had amazing support at work when I miscarried. Civil servants deserve the same
Civil service policy on pregnancy loss is "paltry", Victoria Jones writes
Leadership and management training overhaul to provide 'tangible skills'
23 Aug 2021 HR
Leadership and management training overhaul to provide 'tangible skills'
Updated programmes will offer "unrivalled development opportunities"
Dominic Raab ‘could face sack’ over Afghanistan crisis call
20 Aug 2021 HR
Dominic Raab ‘could face sack’ over Afghanistan crisis call
Pressure mounts on foreign secretary as departmental perm secs take flak for being on holiday at time of crisis
DHSC to pay up to £125k for six-month post after test and trace comms chief moves to royal household
20 Aug 2021 HR
DHSC to pay up to £125k for six-month post after test and trace comms chief moves to royal household
Contract to fill “prominent and politically sensitive role” awarded without competitive tender
Lansley laments loss of policy skills in civil service
20 Aug 2021 HR
Lansley laments loss of policy skills in civil service
But former health secretary says officials are more interested in control than improving outcomes for service users
Work completed on two remote-work hubs in Northern Ireland
19 Aug 2021 HR
Work completed on two remote-work hubs in Northern Ireland
Ballykelly and Downpatrick offices are first of 10 hubs to support flexible working for civil servants
Home Office offers up to £130k for next HR chief
17 Aug 2021 HR
Home Office offers up to £130k for next HR chief
Chief people officer should provide "pragmatic, calm and collaborative leadership"
Neurodiversity future-proofs your organisation – and here's why
16 Aug 2021 HR
Neurodiversity future-proofs your organisation – and here's why
Ahead of the Neurodiversity at Work event on the 19th August, this article outlines why this strand of diversity and inclusion is slowly, rightfully, gaining attention and support