Unions demand urgent meeting with Barclay over 'crass' announcement of 91,000 job cuts
17 May HR

Unions demand urgent meeting with Barclay over 'crass' announcement of 91,000 job cuts

Cabinet Office minister has yet to comment on plans to cut 91,000 jobs – a figure unions say has been “plucked from the air"
by Beckie Smith
Jacob Rees-Mogg accused of 'blind ideology' after previously backing civil service flexible working
18 May HR
Jacob Rees-Mogg accused of 'blind ideology' after previously backing civil service flexible working
Saving grace: NS&I chief Ian Ackerley on Covid turbulence, select committee grillings and green investment
18 May HR
Saving grace: NS&I chief Ian Ackerley on Covid turbulence, select committee grillings and green investment
Comms staff strategy shifts focus to 'sustainable' headcount reductions and regional rebalancing
18 May HR
Comms staff strategy shifts focus to 'sustainable' headcount reductions and regional rebalancing
Capability-based pay, milestone-based rewards and the five-year strategy: everything you need to know about the Cabinet Office’s plans for SCS reform
19 Apr HR
Capability-based pay, milestone-based rewards and the five-year strategy: everything you need to know about the Cabinet Office’s plans for SCS reform
Submission to the Senior Salary Review Board reveals a suite of new proposals to help keep top officials in their posts
DHSC names new deputy chief medical officer
19 Apr HR
DHSC names new deputy chief medical officer
Interim DCMO Thomas Waite succeeds Jonathan Van-Tam
Cabinet Office lead non-exec has non-dom status
14 Apr HR
Cabinet Office lead non-exec has non-dom status
Cabinet Office says the former Goldman Sachs MD has not avoided paying taxes on income through the non-dom status
Minister resigns over PM's conduct and 'official response' to Partygate scandal
14 Apr HR
Minister resigns over PM's conduct and 'official response' to Partygate scandal
“Scale, context and nature” of lockdown gatherings make it “inconsistent with the rule of law” for Boris Johnson and staff to go unpunished, justice minister says
Defra non-exec under pressure to resign for 'interfering in political matters'
13 Apr HR
Defra non-exec under pressure to resign for 'interfering in political matters'
Tory MPs express outrage after Ben Goldsmith backs Extinction Rebellions stance against fossil fuels
Ministers' ideological obsession, not efficiency or effective government, is driving civil service reform
13 Apr HR
Ministers' ideological obsession, not efficiency or effective government, is driving civil service reform
Ministers still view officials with suspicion and resentment, and at worst views them as pawns to score a cheap headline
Watchdog clears ex-MoJ chief’s new job with government services firm
13 Apr HR
Watchdog clears ex-MoJ chief’s new job with government services firm
Mike Driver to become non-executive chair of DWP and MoJ contractor Maximus UK
Partygate: Met Police issues at least 30 more fines for lockdown-breaking events
12 Apr HR
Partygate: Met Police issues at least 30 more fines for lockdown-breaking events
Number of fixed-penalty notices handed out over Downing Street and Whitehall get-togethers has now topped 50
Preferred site for Treasury’s Darlington base revealed
12 Apr HR
Preferred site for Treasury’s Darlington base revealed
Former car park is top pick for the exchequer’s northern home
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – April 11
11 Apr HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – April 11
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Quango unchained: Why government needs a new narrative on public bodies
08 Apr HR
Quango unchained: Why government needs a new narrative on public bodies
Despite plans for new bodies to support the energy transition and levelling up, government’s instinct is still to wage war on quangos. A change of rhetoric is needed
Ofsted avoids strike after ballot falls one vote short
06 Apr HR
Ofsted avoids strike after ballot falls one vote short
Union says result shows "strength of feeling" among those who voted
MoD seeks external race adviser to improve diversity – but fails to fill post Exclusive
06 Apr HR
MoD seeks external race adviser to improve diversity – but fails to fill post
Ministry of Defence says it wants to “learn from others” on D&I, but tender failed to attract suitable bids
LGBT business champion quits over PM's conversion therapy U-turn
06 Apr HR
LGBT business champion quits over PM's conversion therapy U-turn
Anderson says decision to drop plans to ban transgender conversion therapy is “deeply damaging”
McVey escapes sanction for breach of appointments rules
06 Apr HR
McVey escapes sanction for breach of appointments rules
Cabinet Office confirms former housing minister will face no action over failure to get clearance to join public-speaking agency
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – April 4
04 Apr HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – April 4
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Barclays director named as government’s lead NED
01 Apr HR
Barclays director named as government’s lead NED
Lord John Nash stands down from role of lead non-exec director more than a year early
MPs reject DCMS's 'unimaginative' choice for Charity Commission chair
01 Apr HR
MPs reject DCMS's 'unimaginative' choice for Charity Commission chair
Select committee says department has failed to learn from its mistakes, after previous pick quit days before starting
Guidance sets out average 2% pay rise for most civil servants
31 Mar HR
Guidance sets out average 2% pay rise for most civil servants
Unions slam “real-terms pay cut” despite flexibility for 3% rises in “priority” cases
As energy costs and inflation shoot up, a 2% pay rise is cold comfort for civil servants
31 Mar HR
As energy costs and inflation shoot up, a 2% pay rise is cold comfort for civil servants
Many had hoped, after the lifting of the “pay pause”, that pay austerity was coming to an end. They were disappointed, says Garry Graham
'Idiocy': unions slam guidance saying 5% of SCS should be marked underperforming Exclusive
31 Mar HR
'Idiocy': unions slam guidance saying 5% of SCS should be marked underperforming
“Guided distribution” guidance labelled “retrograde and unnecessary”
Former Foreign Office perm sec calls for FCDO redundancies
31 Mar HR
Former Foreign Office perm sec calls for FCDO redundancies
Simon McDonald says the FCDO looks like “two departments stuck together”
EXCL: 5% of SCS to be marked as underperforming in return to guided distribution for performance management Exclusive
30 Mar HR
EXCL: 5% of SCS to be marked as underperforming in return to guided distribution for performance management
Managers must “properly identify those who are not performing at the expected standard”, guidance says
Met Police issues first 20 Partygate fines
29 Mar HR
Met Police issues first 20 Partygate fines
Boris Johnson among dozens sent interview questionnaires after Sue Gray probe into Covid rule-breaking