Pension crisis: Capita offers to pay for continued use of surge staff
16 Apr HR

Pension crisis: Capita offers to pay for continued use of surge staff

Around 140 staff from HMRC's Surge and Rapid Response Team are currently supporting Capita with the Civil Service Pension Scheme recovery
by Tevye Markson
Review flags governance and culture issues at Troubles legacy body
16 Apr HR
Review flags governance and culture issues at Troubles legacy body
Civil Service Pension Scheme: Cabinet Office explains decision to outsource contract
15 Apr HR
Civil Service Pension Scheme: Cabinet Office explains decision to outsource contract
Labour pledges to ‘end era of bloated government’ in Scotland
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Labour pledges to ‘end era of bloated government’ in Scotland
Servants of the people: a portrait of a modern civil service
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Servants of the people: a portrait of a modern civil service
A huge diversity of people and roles make up the modern civil service. Here, some of them tell us their stories
Rees-Mogg threatens to ban ‘absurd’ wellness and diversity courses
04 Jul 2022 HR
Rees-Mogg threatens to ban ‘absurd’ wellness and diversity courses
Government efficiency minister wants to replace "ridiculous" courses with "sensible" ones
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 4
04 Jul 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 4
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Read the summer 2022 issue of CSW: A Portrait of the Civil Service
04 Jul 2022 HR
Read the summer 2022 issue of CSW: A Portrait of the Civil Service
Officials working in some of the many organisations and functions that make up government give us a glimpse inside their world
‘The way ministers talked to officials would have got them punched in the mouth in the army’ – ex-minister Johnny Mercer
01 Jul 2022 HR
‘The way ministers talked to officials would have got them punched in the mouth in the army’ – ex-minister Johnny Mercer
Mercer says he had an “awful” time in government
Ex-Covid Taskforce head says Cabinet Office stopped her from speaking out sooner over Partygate
01 Jul 2022 HR
Ex-Covid Taskforce head says Cabinet Office stopped her from speaking out sooner over Partygate
Kate Josephs keeps job as Sheffield Council chief exec after showing "genuine remorse"
From the editor: At a time of discontinuity, leadership is at a premium
29 Jun 2022 HR
From the editor: At a time of discontinuity, leadership is at a premium
As job cuts loom, civil service leaders have their work cut out. But it’s a challenge that they will be better equipped to meet than their political masters
Case ‘must clarify’ protection measures for civil servants
28 Jun 2022 HR
Case ‘must clarify’ protection measures for civil servants
Union chief calls on cabinet secretary to set out post-Geidt safeguarding arrangements
A zero-tolerance position on inappropriate behaviours, sexual harassment and bullying alone is not enough
28 Jun 2022 HR
A zero-tolerance position on inappropriate behaviours, sexual harassment and bullying alone is not enough
Shocks and revelations might look like they galvanise action. But culture change takes time
Home Office perm sec hits back at calls to privatise HM Passport Office
27 Jun 2022 HR
Home Office perm sec hits back at calls to privatise HM Passport Office
Hotline performance disproves the argument that “the way to reduce the size of the civil service is to privatise it", Rycroft says
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 27
27 Jun 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – June 27
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Home Office civil servants' opinion of Rwanda policy 'irrelevant', Rycroft says
24 Jun 2022 HR
Home Office civil servants' opinion of Rwanda policy 'irrelevant', Rycroft says
Perm sec acknowledges "grey area" if staff think a policy is illegal, but said this was not the case for the Rwanda partnership