Civil Service Pension Scheme: Union slams ‘shameful’ lack of insight into late payments
22 Jan HR

Civil Service Pension Scheme: Union slams ‘shameful’ lack of insight into late payments

‘This is a real scandal’, warns Prospect, as POA adds to growing calls for urgent action
by Tevye Markson
‘Angry is an understatement’: Ajax SRO removed following ministerial review
22 Jan HR
‘Angry is an understatement’: Ajax SRO removed following ministerial review
Delivering from the centre requires partnership, not proxy wars
22 Jan HR
Delivering from the centre requires partnership, not proxy wars
Consultancy spend: Government exceeds early reduction target
22 Jan HR
Consultancy spend: Government exceeds early reduction target
Government accused of breaking civil service rules on Harding appointment
21 Sep 2020 HR
Government accused of breaking civil service rules on Harding appointment
Appointing Dido Harding to head up the National Institute for Health Protection is a breach of the civil service code, Labour peers claim
Minister rejects call for written directions to be expanded to policy amid Internal Market Bill concerns
18 Sep 2020 HR
Minister rejects call for written directions to be expanded to policy amid Internal Market Bill concerns
Civil servants told that go-ahead from new cabinet secretary is only assurance they need to work on controversial legislation
Unions accuse Hancock of failing to ‘properly consult’ over creation of NIHP
16 Sep 2020 HR
Unions accuse Hancock of failing to ‘properly consult’ over creation of NIHP
Civil service unions have serious concerns over the new health body
Priti Patel tight-lipped on ‘completed’ probe into bullying claims
15 Sep 2020 HR
Priti Patel tight-lipped on ‘completed’ probe into bullying claims
Home secretary refuses to endorse publication of Cabinet Office report into allegations about her treatment of staff
Dave Penman: the government’s return-to-office drive is yet another insult to civil servants
08 Sep 2020 HR
Dave Penman: the government’s return-to-office drive is yet another insult to civil servants
The introduction of targets for officials to get back into departments is gesture politics, says the FDA general secretary, and is likely to fail
GDS contractor recruited through Cummings blog fired after ‘revulsion’ over Black Lives Matter tweet
04 Sep 2020 HR
GDS contractor recruited through Cummings blog fired after ‘revulsion’ over Black Lives Matter tweet
Data specialist suggested online that police could use ‘live rounds’ on protesters
BEIS job market review to inform pay framework for civil service scientists Exclusive
03 Sep 2020 HR
BEIS job market review to inform pay framework for civil service scientists
Review of pay for specialist scientists and engineers outside government will help build business case for future GSE profession reward framework
Hancock: How well civil servants do their jobs is more important than whether they’re back in the office
27 Aug 2020 HR
Hancock: How well civil servants do their jobs is more important than whether they’re back in the office
Health secretary says he has “absolutely no idea" how many officials are back at DHSC's Whitehall HQ
DfE perm sec Jonathan Slater sacked over A-Level row
26 Aug 2020 HR
DfE perm sec Jonathan Slater sacked over A-Level row
Slater is second senior official to stand down after the qualifications fiasco, while education secretary Gavin Williamson stays on
Leslie Evans ‘very willing’ to answer questions on Alex Salmond staff advice
25 Aug 2020 HR
Leslie Evans ‘very willing’ to answer questions on Alex Salmond staff advice
Scottish Government perm sec writes letter to MSPs after controversy surrounding harassment inquiry appearance
Pritchard set to leave GDS for new role at Office for National Statistics
25 Aug 2020 HR
Pritchard set to leave GDS for new role at Office for National Statistics
Government Digital Service chief operating officer Fiona Deans will take over as interim director
DfE drafts in second perm sec to support response to A-Level grade row
24 Aug 2020 HR
DfE drafts in second perm sec to support response to A-Level grade row
HMCTS chief brought in “to ensure that the government is able to respond fully to exam results, whilst also ensuring the return of schools in September”