A refreshed civil service code is needed – but people skills must not be disregarded in favour of delivery
19 May HR

A refreshed civil service code is needed – but people skills must not be disregarded in favour of delivery

The dominance of delivery-speak crowds out space for reflection, listening and empathy
by Kate Sturdy
DWP to hire hundreds of new staff to clear disability scheme backlog
19 May HR
DWP to hire hundreds of new staff to clear disability scheme backlog
Senior civil servants report significant financial pressures
19 May HR
Senior civil servants report significant financial pressures
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 1 to 18 May
18 May HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 1 to 18 May
What would each of the Tory leadership contenders do to the civil service?
15 Jul 2022 HR
What would each of the Tory leadership contenders do to the civil service?
From headcount cuts to battling “the blob”, Civil Service World explores what the potential PMs have said and done
HMCTS security staff vote to strike over ‘poverty pay’
15 Jul 2022 HR
HMCTS security staff vote to strike over ‘poverty pay’
Union predicts contractor walkouts will bring courts to a standstill but MoJ disagrees
MPs to investigate Civil Service People Survey amid concern at department 'inaction'
15 Jul 2022 HR
MPs to investigate Civil Service People Survey amid concern at department 'inaction'
PACAC will also look into why survey response rates vary so much between organisations
PCS sets dates for national civil service strike ballot
14 Jul 2022 HR
PCS sets dates for national civil service strike ballot
Union chief confirms 10% pay demand and pledges “big fight” over resourcing with new prime minister
MPs urged to probe Cabinet Office racism concerns
14 Jul 2022 HR
MPs urged to probe Cabinet Office racism concerns
Civil service’s biggest union says select committee can force department to reveal ‘true extent of discrimination’
Unions demand pause to civil service reduction plans
13 Jul 2022 HR
Unions demand pause to civil service reduction plans
Government has "no authority" to continue work on 91,000 job cut proposal, unions say
So, you've lost all your ministers...
13 Jul 2022 HR
So, you've lost all your ministers...
Do you need ministers to keep running public services? The short answer is it’s complicated
With a new PM on the way, will the plan to cut 91,000 civil service jobs go ahead?
13 Jul 2022 HR
With a new PM on the way, will the plan to cut 91,000 civil service jobs go ahead?
Experts discuss what will happen to the government's plan to reduce the headcount to 2016 levels
MPs back government’s choice for next Environment Agency boss
13 Jul 2022 HR
MPs back government’s choice for next Environment Agency boss
Decision comes despite “significant gaps” in Alan Lovell’s knowledge of sector issues
UCL boss named civil service chief people officer
12 Jul 2022 HR
UCL boss named civil service chief people officer
Fiona Ryland joins alongside former HMRC and NHS staffer Mike Potter, who has been appointed chief digital officer
Standards ‘under considerable pressure’ sleaze watchdog warns
12 Jul 2022 HR
Standards ‘under considerable pressure’ sleaze watchdog warns
Committee on Standards in Public Life says reforms to boost institutional probity are required
As Boris Johnson prepares to step down, what do the next few months hold for civil servants?
12 Jul 2022 HR
As Boris Johnson prepares to step down, what do the next few months hold for civil servants?
How will officials support the caretaker government as Conservative Party leadership elections to decide the next PM get underway? Experts weigh in