'When winter comes, I don’t know how we'll cope': DWP staff struggle to pay for essentials amid cost-of-living crisis
29 Sep HR

'When winter comes, I don’t know how we'll cope': DWP staff struggle to pay for essentials amid cost-of-living crisis

Civil servants describe being "let down, seriously underpaid and undervalued" as they choose between basics and visit foodbanks
by Tevye Markson
Civil service unions urge Truss to rule out austerity drive
30 Sep HR
Civil service unions urge Truss to rule out austerity drive
'Scandalous': Union slams DWP over hundreds of redundancy offers
29 Sep HR
'Scandalous': Union slams DWP over hundreds of redundancy offers
'Superficial' woke debate 'detracting' from diversity and inclusion efforts
29 Sep HR
'Superficial' woke debate 'detracting' from diversity and inclusion efforts
Senior civil servants could join industrial action over pay, union warns
31 Aug HR
Senior civil servants could join industrial action over pay, union warns
Threat comes as PCS leader says civil service strikes could last months
Claims of personal integrity won't cut it, the next PM must reinstate ethical standards
30 Aug HR
Claims of personal integrity won't cut it, the next PM must reinstate ethical standards
Liz Truss has refused to commit to reappointing an ethics adviser if she becomes prime minister. Neglecting the system that upholds the rules increases the risk her own premiership will be derailed by scandal
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – August 29
29 Aug HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – August 29
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
DWP turns to recruiters to diversify pool of 'credible SCS candidates'
29 Aug HR
DWP turns to recruiters to diversify pool of 'credible SCS candidates'
Pilot scheme is "opportunity to invest in a new cohort of external future leaders", contract says
Funding fears and staff jeers: What Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have said about the civil service this week
26 Aug HR
Funding fears and staff jeers: What Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have said about the civil service this week
Social care plans raise questions about NHS finances and speculation mounts over new cabinet as Conservative Party leadership race enters final stage
DBS set for more strike disruption over pay
26 Aug HR
DBS set for more strike disruption over pay
Contact centre workers announce six additional days of walkouts
Civil Service union leaders ask Cabinet Office to reopen talks on pay guidance
25 Aug HR
Civil Service union leaders ask Cabinet Office to reopen talks on pay guidance
FDA and Prospect chiefs say failure to recognise inadequacy of 2-3% rise is “unacceptable and damaging”
Truss refuses to commit to appointing independent ethics adviser
24 Aug HR
Truss refuses to commit to appointing independent ethics adviser
Liz Truss won't say if she will appoint successor to Lord Geidt, saying she has "always acted with integrity"
Union rejects MoD's ‘scandalous’ pay offer
24 Aug HR
Union rejects MoD's ‘scandalous’ pay offer
Ministry of Defence's three-year 12.58% pay offer includes "unacceptable" changes to terms and conditions, PCS says
Cost of living: Civil servants reminded of 'financial lifelines' as cab sec admits 'people are worried' Exclusive
23 Aug HR
Cost of living: Civil servants reminded of 'financial lifelines' as cab sec admits 'people are worried'
"We benefit ourselves from the very schemes and support packages that we have helped to put in place," Simon Case says
'Damning' review of Cabinet Office calls for action on discrimination
23 Aug HR
'Damning' review of Cabinet Office calls for action on discrimination
Non-white staff report being marginalised and suffering from “microagressions” at flagship HR department
Government Legal Department investigating ‘regrettable’ leak of officials' data
23 Aug HR
Government Legal Department investigating ‘regrettable’ leak of officials' data
Department says it "accidentally" named officials who claimed expenses
DWP opens recruitment for £200k digital chief
22 Aug HR
DWP opens recruitment for £200k digital chief
Incumbent Simon McKinnon will step down in March 2023
Union sets out pay, pension and redundancy demands ahead of strike ballot
22 Aug HR
Union sets out pay, pension and redundancy demands ahead of strike ballot
PCS writes to Alex Chisholm, saying the union will ballot members to take industrial action unless concerns are addressed
'Bizarre': Unions slam Rees-Mogg's announcement of Cabinet Office job cuts in the press
22 Aug HR
'Bizarre': Unions slam Rees-Mogg's announcement of Cabinet Office job cuts in the press
Rees-Mogg's pledge to cut 25% of department jobs branded “political posturing”
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – August 22
22 Aug HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – August 22
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Cabinet Office to lose 25% of staff in civil service job-cut drive, Rees-Mogg says
19 Aug HR
Cabinet Office to lose 25% of staff in civil service job-cut drive, Rees-Mogg says
Department to “lead by example” in headcount reduction, minister says, in attack on "bureaucratic bloat of Whitehall"
Cabinet Office needs ‘chief talent officer’ for public appointments, says IfG
19 Aug HR
Cabinet Office needs ‘chief talent officer’ for public appointments, says IfG
Think tank calls for raft of changes to restore trust in selection of non-executive directors and chairs of public bodies
Reality check: Nine civil servants who branched out into TV
18 Aug HR
Reality check: Nine civil servants who branched out into TV
From Love Island to Big Brother and Wife Swap, CSW looks back on departmental staff who’ve made a mark on the small screen
Do Rishi Sunak’s civil service reform proposals stack up?
17 Aug HR
Do Rishi Sunak’s civil service reform proposals stack up?
The leadership candidate's plan includes existing measures, interesting suggestions and "sensible but hardly groundbreaking" proposals
Ex-Home Office civil servant wins back pay in contract dispute
17 Aug HR
Ex-Home Office civil servant wins back pay in contract dispute
Solicitor says department “picked the wrong person to short-change” after modifying Angela Maull's contract
National Crime Agency chief named after recruitment process re-run
17 Aug HR
National Crime Agency chief named after recruitment process re-run
Graeme Biggar was one of two candidates endorsed in the initial selection process, with the other dropping out when the Home Office decided to run it again
Golden goodbye: Ex-officials who return to public sector could lose exit payments
16 Aug HR
Golden goodbye: Ex-officials who return to public sector could lose exit payments
"Recovery agreements" and stricter controls come after £95,000 public-sector exit pay cap was abandoned
Redundancy reform: ministers ‘want civil service job cuts on the cheap’
16 Aug HR
Redundancy reform: ministers ‘want civil service job cuts on the cheap’
Government accused of treating staff with "disdain" after proposing Civil Service Compensation Scheme changes