Ofgem boss appointed as new DESNZ perm sec
06 Mar HR

Ofgem boss appointed as new DESNZ perm sec

Jonathan Brearley says it is "a real privilege" to be appointed to the role "at such a defining moment across UK energy"
by Tevye Markson
Antonia Romeo's leadership style is exactly what the civil service needs right now
09 Mar HR
Antonia Romeo's leadership style is exactly what the civil service needs right now
AWE staff to strike over redundancy plans
09 Mar HR
AWE staff to strike over redundancy plans
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 9 March
09 Mar HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 9 March
Civil servants could strike over plans to cut 91,000 jobs
16 May 2022 HR
Civil servants could strike over plans to cut 91,000 jobs
Union pledges to "fight for every job in the civil service" as perm secs apologise for the way the news was announced
The Politburo has spoken: unpicking 'plans' for 91,000 civil service job cuts
16 May 2022 HR
The Politburo has spoken: unpicking 'plans' for 91,000 civil service job cuts
Plans to cut one in five civil service jobs are beyond irrational – until you consider the real reason for the announcement
All senior civil service jobs to be advertised externally by default
16 May 2022 HR
All senior civil service jobs to be advertised externally by default
Barclay says any exceptions to diversity-boosting move will require ministerial sign-off
'You spend an awful lot of time making coffee and forgetting what you’re doing': PM says home working 'does not work'
13 May 2022 HR
'You spend an awful lot of time making coffee and forgetting what you’re doing': PM says home working 'does not work'
Johnson says his experience of working from home mainly consists of "walking very slowly to the fridge, hacking off a small piece of cheese, then walking very slowly back to your laptop"
Perm secs look to reassure civil servants as Daily Mail reveals job-cut plans
13 May 2022 HR
Perm secs look to reassure civil servants as Daily Mail reveals job-cut plans
Cabinet secretary admits 20% headcount cut will be “exceptionally challenging” for departments
Union proposes staff boycott of Home Office’s ‘inhumane’ Rwanda scheme
13 May 2022 HR
Union proposes staff boycott of Home Office’s ‘inhumane’ Rwanda scheme
Members urged not to volunteer to be trained for programme to send asylum seekers to East Africa
300 jobs 'at risk' as half of Insolvency Service offices to close
12 May 2022 HR
300 jobs 'at risk' as half of Insolvency Service offices to close
Agency announces plans to close 11 offices in move to "regional hubs" model
Partygate: Met reveals at least 50 more fines have been issued
12 May 2022 HR
Partygate: Met reveals at least 50 more fines have been issued
Latest figures push number of reprimands for attending rule-breaking get togethers above 100 mark
PM warned to stop flexible-working ‘culture war’ with civil service
12 May 2022 HR
PM warned to stop flexible-working ‘culture war’ with civil service
Departmental leaders should decide how – and from where – officials deliver on priorities, FDA chief tells union’s annual conference
HMRC to open 12th regional hub later this month
11 May 2022 HR
HMRC to open 12th regional hub later this month
Manchester will open next as part of a strategy the department says will save it more than £300m by 2026
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 9
09 May 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 9
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
‘We can’t control the tweets’: chief people officer Rupert McNeil on criticism, the Covid response – and why the civil service is like a jellyfish
09 May 2022 HR
‘We can’t control the tweets’: chief people officer Rupert McNeil on criticism, the Covid response – and why the civil service is like a jellyfish
In his final interview as civil service chief people officer, Rupert McNeil talks about his proudest achievements, and the reasons for his departure