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Union says Home Office agency has agreed to talks on how to ensure onsite staff safety amid coronavirus crisis

Outgoing Cabinet Office perm sec and civil service chief executive urges colleagues to “preserve and promote what is unique” about the "incredible" civil service while pursuing constant improvement

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Low Incomes Tax Reform Group applauds round-the-clock efforts of ‘invisible cohort’ of departmental staff

Union demands answers after 2,000 staff at Home Office division earmarked for return to work despite coronavirus lockdown

Cabinet secretary also encourages departmental staff to make time to relax – safely – over the Easter weekend

MPs reject offer of private briefings and call on home secretary and new perm sec to appear at virtual evidence session

Tax agency in talks with PCS over coronavirus protocol for HMRC offices

PCS calls for all HMRC offices with confirmed or suspected cases of coronavirus to close

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Catherine Calderwood admitted visiting her second home twice, breaching regulations based on her own medical advice

Medicines and healthcare products regulator offers £63k for part-time successor to Michael Rawlins

Watchdog should be doing more to enforce guidance that only essential workers should be travelling to jobs, leaders warn

Tom Shinner is tasked with overseeing cross-departmental response on tackling coronavirus crisis

 

Union says sheer volume of new applicants amid coronavirus pandemic is ‘putting massive strain’ on workforce

Resolution Foundation calls on ministers to extend eligibility and encourage new claims as demand for support spikes

BEIS perm sec will move to become Cabinet Office perm sec as he takes on roles held by John Manzoni

Pocklington succeeds Melanie Dawes, who became Ofcom chief exec in February

But HMRC and Border Force workers are still among the most stressed parts of the civil service, according to poll data

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Perm sec says demand levels mean policy changes such as cutting five-week payment delay for those affected by Covid-19 would be ‘operationally unfeasible

Delayed results of sentiment poll paint broad picture of ongoing improvement

MPs told previous verbal and numeric testing regime was slashing candidate pool by half

IFS says a job-matching scheme could provide staffing boost in priority areas like the NHS and supermarkets