Pensions, pay and voluntary exits: CSW's most-read stories of 2025
23 Dec HR

Pensions, pay and voluntary exits: CSW's most-read stories of 2025

Step behind the curtains – here are the 11 stories that got the most attention in 2025
by CSW
Strikes over DWP office closure extended
24 Dec HR
Strikes over DWP office closure extended
Government appoints lead media agency
23 Dec HR
Government appoints lead media agency
Civil Service People Survey: A deep dive into bullying and discrimination trends
22 Dec HR
Civil Service People Survey: A deep dive into bullying and discrimination trends
‘She has the experience and independence of judgement needed’: Gisela Stuart confirmed as first civil service commissioner
04 Mar 2022 HR
‘She has the experience and independence of judgement needed’: Gisela Stuart confirmed as first civil service commissioner
Vote Leave chair’s controversial appointment goes ahead
Changes to pension scheme regs will be ‘implemented by April’
04 Mar 2022 HR
Changes to pension scheme regs will be ‘implemented by April’
Treasury says departments will publish McCloud remedy consultation feedback this month
Government should get the best of both worlds on home working
03 Mar 2022 HR
Government should get the best of both worlds on home working
There are good reasons for civil servants to return to the office but a flexible approach is needed to support reform
'Broken' pay at Natural England 'putting net-zero goals at risk'
02 Mar 2022 HR
'Broken' pay at Natural England 'putting net-zero goals at risk'
Union says real-terms wages have fallen by 20% in a decade, while stress is rising
Ex-Government Finance Function chief joins shared services provider – plus all the latest civil service & public affairs moves
28 Feb 2022 HR
Ex-Government Finance Function chief joins shared services provider – plus all the latest civil service & public affairs moves
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Boris Johnson reproached for 'selective use of data' on unemployment
28 Feb 2022 HR
Boris Johnson reproached for 'selective use of data' on unemployment
Statistics watchdog writes to PM for the second time this month after he claimed employment had risen
NAO lauds vaccine rollout but flags staff-fatigue concerns
25 Feb 2022 HR
NAO lauds vaccine rollout but flags staff-fatigue concerns
Public-spending watchdog says £8.3bn programme has been good value for money – and has come in under budget so far
Defence secretary names new chief of general staff
25 Feb 2022 HR
Defence secretary names new chief of general staff
Patrick Sanders will take over as British Army head from June
HMCTS names new chief executive
24 Feb 2022 HR
HMCTS names new chief executive
One of Nick Goodwin's major tasks will be tackling the huge backlog in court cases
New Dstl chief exec appointed
23 Feb 2022 HR
New Dstl chief exec appointed
Paul Hollinshead joins from the Defence Nuclear Organisation, "bringing a tremendous amount of experience"
'Tired rhetoric': Unions slam Rees-Mogg pledge to get civil service headcount ‘under control’
22 Feb 2022 HR
'Tired rhetoric': Unions slam Rees-Mogg pledge to get civil service headcount ‘under control’
Minister's pledge to cut 65,000 jobs condemned as "personal crusade against public sector"
Fears over remote vetting for officials seeking ‘top secret’ clearance
22 Feb 2022 HR
Fears over remote vetting for officials seeking ‘top secret’ clearance
End of automatic face-to-face interviews risks “catastrophic security breach”, former officer claims