'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
Civil Service Compensation Scheme: what changes are on the table for redundancy payments?
15 Aug HR
Civil Service Compensation Scheme: what changes are on the table for redundancy payments?
Reduced entitlements and a minimum salary threshold are among the proposed changes to the CSCS
Cabinet Office officials told to check speakers' social media for 'problematic' comments
15 Aug HR
Cabinet Office officials told to check speakers' social media for 'problematic' comments
New guidance aims to prevent invitations to speakers who have made discriminatory comments in the past
Redundancy payments could be slashed as departments eye staff cuts
15 Aug HR
Redundancy payments could be slashed as departments eye staff cuts
Civil Service Compensation Scheme changes set out in new consultation document would worsen 2010 terms
Give evidence of civil service antisemitism to cab sec if you have it, unions tell Truss
15 Aug HR
Give evidence of civil service antisemitism to cab sec if you have it, unions tell Truss
FDA and Prospect criticise "unfounded and sweeping assertions" about “woke” civil service culture
'Tough choices' and antisemitism – what Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss said about the civil service this week
12 Aug HR
'Tough choices' and antisemitism – what Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss said about the civil service this week
Ex-chancellor says he could "stop or pause" government work, Truss launches war on "wokeism and antisemitism" and Case speaks to Truss's team
'Insulting and abhorrent': Truss slammed for civil service 'antisemitism' claim
12 Aug HR
'Insulting and abhorrent': Truss slammed for civil service 'antisemitism' claim
"Unfounded claim" about "woke civil service culture" shows lack of leadership, union chief says
DBS pares back contact-centre hours to cope with strike
12 Aug HR
DBS pares back contact-centre hours to cope with strike
Service warns of “disruption and delays” ahead of contract staff walk-out over pay
CCS consultancy spend goes up, but agency-staff costs plummet
10 Aug HR
CCS consultancy spend goes up, but agency-staff costs plummet
Annual report says Crown Commercial Service delivered almost £3bn in benefits to the public sector in 2021-2022
Cost of living crisis: One in 12 civil servants 'using food banks'
09 Aug HR
Cost of living crisis: One in 12 civil servants 'using food banks'
Exodus as 38% of officials responding to union survey say they are looking for jobs outside civil service
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – August 8
08 Aug HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – August 8
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Rees-Mogg targets flexitime in latest critique of civil service working arrangements
08 Aug HR
Rees-Mogg targets flexitime in latest critique of civil service working arrangements
After criticising home working, minister says he worries "too much flexitime will keep civil servants from the office"
A bold new PM could help restore standards in public life. Appointing a new ethics adviser will be the first test
08 Aug HR
A bold new PM could help restore standards in public life. Appointing a new ethics adviser will be the first test
Boris Johnson was partly forced from No.10 by concerns over his integrity and standards. Yet these issues have hardly featured in the Conservative leadership campaign
Patrick Vallance to step down as chief scientific adviser
08 Aug HR
Patrick Vallance to step down as chief scientific adviser
Vallance says advising the government has been “immensely rewarding"
Remote work and regional pay: What Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have said about the civil service this week
05 Aug HR
Remote work and regional pay: What Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have said about the civil service this week
Truss was forced to U-turn on pay plans, while Sunak wants to expand Prevent
Servants of the people: a portrait of a modern civil service
04 Aug HR
Servants of the people: a portrait of a modern civil service
A huge diversity of people and roles make up the modern civil service. Here, some of them tell us their stories
High workloads, low pay and ministers’ attacks driving civil servants out, unions say
03 Aug HR
High workloads, low pay and ministers’ attacks driving civil servants out, unions say
Below-inflation pay blamed as civil servants “vote with their feet”
Stepping up the fight: How a new public body aims to protect taxpayers’ money from fraud
03 Aug HR
Stepping up the fight: How a new public body aims to protect taxpayers’ money from fraud
The Public Sector Fraud Authority is set to change the way government departments and public bodies deal with the nation’s most common crime. Interim chief exec Mark Cheeseman answers CSW’s questions
'My visual impairment has informed our pandemic recovery planning': the work of a deputy chief exec
02 Aug HR
'My visual impairment has informed our pandemic recovery planning': the work of a deputy chief exec
A huge diversity of people and roles make up the modern civil service. Paul Arnold has helped to ensure data is safely used and stored for 24 years at what is now the Information Commissioner’s Office
Francis Maude is back in the ring. Here's what he should bear in mind as he looks at civil service accountability
02 Aug HR
Francis Maude is back in the ring. Here's what he should bear in mind as he looks at civil service accountability
Francis Maude is once again working on civil service reform. Alex Thomas says that his too-hasty review should focus on clarifying responsibilities in government and not on eroding civil service impartiality
'We need focused learning, not woke folderol': Rees-Mogg slams 'nonsense' civil service training
02 Aug HR
'We need focused learning, not woke folderol': Rees-Mogg slams 'nonsense' civil service training
Government efficiency minister also backs plans from Liz Truss to scrap diversity and inclusion officers
Department for International Trade reports rise in fraud cases
02 Aug HR
Department for International Trade reports rise in fraud cases
Companies misusing DIT branding and misrepresenting their relationship with the department
Truss U-turns on plans to cut civil service pay outside London
02 Aug HR
Truss U-turns on plans to cut civil service pay outside London
But cuts to holiday and diversity roles on the table after Tory leadership contender declares “war on Whitehall waste”
Cabinet secretary quizzed over ‘incomplete’ standards probe
02 Aug HR
Cabinet secretary quizzed over ‘incomplete’ standards probe
MPs ask Simon Case to set out what will happen to Christopher Geidt’s remaining live investigation
'I tried college, but it wasn’t for me. Now I help get people into work'
02 Aug HR
'I tried college, but it wasn’t for me. Now I help get people into work'
A huge diversity of people and roles make up the modern civil service. Anne Brewster helps reduce unemployment by working with businesses and the council