Unions pause strike plans after breakthrough offer of 'meaningful talks'
26 May HR

Unions pause strike plans after breakthrough offer of 'meaningful talks'

FDA pauses industrial action ballot and Prospect cancels planned all-out strike next month
by Tevye Markson
‘Dysfunctional’ FCDO systems left aid watchdog unable to recruit staff and pay contractors
25 May HR
‘Dysfunctional’ FCDO systems left aid watchdog unable to recruit staff and pay contractors
Braverman's missed PR move and 'terrifying' Sue Gray: Five things we learned at the IfG’s civil service impartiality summit
24 May HR
Braverman's missed PR move and 'terrifying' Sue Gray: Five things we learned at the IfG’s civil service impartiality summit
PM to consult ethics adviser after Braverman ‘asked civil servants for help with speeding fine’
22 May HR
PM to consult ethics adviser after Braverman ‘asked civil servants for help with speeding fine’
Civil service morale 'collapsing' amid Raab bullying inquiry, union chief says
20 Mar HR
Civil service morale 'collapsing' amid Raab bullying inquiry, union chief says
PCS union head calls for justice secretary to be suspended, as Raab repeatedly refuses to discuss his behaviour
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 20
20 Mar HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 20
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via the Dods People team
'Salary is only one of the factors people look at': Gisela Stuart on civil service pay, recruitment innovation and government's 'porosity agenda' Exclusive
17 Mar HR
'Salary is only one of the factors people look at': Gisela Stuart on civil service pay, recruitment innovation and government's 'porosity agenda'
Baroness Gisela Stuart has been in post as first civil service commissioner for a year. With ambitions to improve the recruitment process and make the senior civil service more representative, has she managed to get her house in order?
‘Every civil servant will tell you don't do it’: Outgoing Environment Agency chief warns against restructure
17 Mar HR
‘Every civil servant will tell you don't do it’: Outgoing Environment Agency chief warns against restructure
Machinery of government changes should only happen if there is a "really good argument" for it, James Bevan says
Passport Office staff to strike for five weeks as union ramps up pay dispute
17 Mar HR
Passport Office staff to strike for five weeks as union ramps up pay dispute
Around 1,000 Passport Office staff are set to strike, close to a quarter of the organisation's workforce
Environment Agency names Treasury DG as chief exec
17 Mar HR
Environment Agency names Treasury DG as chief exec
Philip Duffy will succeed James Bevan at Horizon House from July
Ministers accused of 'treating civil servants differently' as NHS pay deal agreed
17 Mar HR
Ministers accused of 'treating civil servants differently' as NHS pay deal agreed
Government "treating their own workforce worse than anyone else", unions say after "failure to hold meaningful talks"
DLUHC’s local-audit backlog issues ‘could get worse’, watchdog warns
16 Mar HR
DLUHC’s local-audit backlog issues ‘could get worse’, watchdog warns
MPs are told that dealing with delayed local-council accounts could be hampered by NHS changes
Money 'will have to be found from somewhere' for public sector pay rises – IFS
16 Mar HR
Money 'will have to be found from somewhere' for public sector pay rises – IFS
Government will need to stump up at least £11.5bn to keep pay rises in line with private sector, Hunt warned after Spring Budget
Spring Budget: Government launches new savings tracker amid departmental spending squeeze
15 Mar HR
Spring Budget: Government launches new savings tracker amid departmental spending squeeze
IFS warns defence and childcare boosts could mean “very tough time for other spending areas”
'Some people can no longer afford to work for us': low pay forcing staff out, Environment Agency chief says
15 Mar HR
'Some people can no longer afford to work for us': low pay forcing staff out, Environment Agency chief says
Chief exec says low pay is "bad for the country" as staff are forced to leave and this "impacts on outcomes"
High Court rejects challenge to Civil Service Pension Scheme costs
15 Mar HR
High Court rejects challenge to Civil Service Pension Scheme costs
Judge sides with ministers over failure to reduce member contributions because of botched reforms
Hunt urged to 'think twice' about closing Office of Tax Simplification
14 Mar HR
Hunt urged to 'think twice' about closing Office of Tax Simplification
MPs says closure is "unnecessary", pointing to OTS claim that it "achieves far more than it costs"
Union 'wins significant concessions' that could end HMCTS dispute
14 Mar HR
Union 'wins significant concessions' that could end HMCTS dispute
PCS asks legal advisers and court associates to back offer on Common Platform IT system
Simon Case: Conservative Party chair has apologised for 'activist civil servants' email Exclusive
13 Mar HR
Simon Case: Conservative Party chair has apologised for 'activist civil servants' email
Cab sec says he takes undermining of civil service impartiality ‘incredibly seriously’ following row over comments attributed to Suella Braverman
More political appointments would improve civil service churn, ex-cabinet minister says
13 Mar HR
More political appointments would improve civil service churn, ex-cabinet minister says
Liam Fox says "hybrid" approach would improve institutional memory – and criticises Sue Gray's Labour Party job
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 13
13 Mar HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – March 13
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via the Dods People team
FCDO to appoint new second perm sec
10 Mar HR
FCDO to appoint new second perm sec
Role-holder will have different responsibilities to predecessor Tim Barrow
Stalemate as DfE refuses to negotiate with teachers' unions unless strikes called off
09 Mar HR
Stalemate as DfE refuses to negotiate with teachers' unions unless strikes called off
But perm sec Susan Acland-Hood said the department is willing to renegotiate this year's pay offer
Suella Braverman 'may have broken ministerial code' with attack on 'activist civil servants'
08 Mar HR
Suella Braverman 'may have broken ministerial code' with attack on 'activist civil servants'
Home secretary lambasted for "cowardly" attack on Home Office staff over illegal migration bill
People survey ‘secrecy’ hampers pay bargaining, say civil service unions
07 Mar HR
People survey ‘secrecy’ hampers pay bargaining, say civil service unions
Annual staff-sentiment barometer also ignores ministerial bullying, MPs are told
Labour’s job offer to Sue Gray may have broken rules, Cabinet Office minister says
07 Mar HR
Labour’s job offer to Sue Gray may have broken rules, Cabinet Office minister says
Irate backbencher suggests ex-ethics chief and prospective boss Keir Starmer have “trashed” their reputations
Cabinet Office targets £1bn-a-year savings through new efficiency pilot
07 Mar HR
Cabinet Office targets £1bn-a-year savings through new efficiency pilot
Department will trial project which aims to modernise, automate and digitise government processes
Pay not the biggest problem in recruiting digital staff, experts say
07 Mar HR
Pay not the biggest problem in recruiting digital staff, experts say
Senior managers in recruitment and digital profession point to other issues including job descriptions and speed of offers