Capita pledges pension-scheme ‘lessons’ for huge DWP contract
27 Mar HR

Capita pledges pension-scheme ‘lessons’ for huge DWP contract

Richard Holroyd tells MPs the firm will sign a charter with the departments that are members of the Synergy shared-services cluster
by Jim Dunton
Scrap 60% office mandate, union demands amid rising living costs
27 Mar HR
Scrap 60% office mandate, union demands amid rising living costs
Ex-Sunak adviser appointed to DSIT civil service role
27 Mar HR
Ex-Sunak adviser appointed to DSIT civil service role
Ex-HMRC boss Harra drafted in to run NS&I
26 Mar HR
Ex-HMRC boss Harra drafted in to run NS&I
Equality warrior: Defence D&I director Sam des Forges on safe spaces, role models and what success will look like
30 May 2022 HR
Equality warrior: Defence D&I director Sam des Forges on safe spaces, role models and what success will look like
The MoD's first ever diversity and inclusion director talks to Tevye Markson about holding departmental chiefs to account and fixing simple problems
Defra announces hiring freeze
30 May 2022 HR
Defra announces hiring freeze
Redundancies a "last resort" as department aims to achieve workforce reduction through natural attrition
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 30
30 May 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – May 30
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Cabinet secretary told of new Partygate gathering in PM's No.10 flat
30 May 2022 HR
Cabinet secretary told of new Partygate gathering in PM's No.10 flat
The event, alleged to have taken place in the evening of Boris Johnson's birthday, would have broken Covid regulations at the time
Departments ‘working to June 30 deadline’ for civil service job cuts proposals Exclusive
27 May 2022 HR
Departments ‘working to June 30 deadline’ for civil service job cuts proposals
Home Office staff warned of “controls” on new recruitment while future headcount proposals are worked up
Civil servants told to remain 'fully focused' on services after Partygate report
25 May 2022 HR
Civil servants told to remain 'fully focused' on services after Partygate report
Case and Chisholm write to staff as PM says he hopes to "move on and focus on the priorities of the British people"
Covid perm sec signed off on taskforce head's leaving do, Gray finds
25 May 2022 HR
Covid perm sec signed off on taskforce head's leaving do, Gray finds
James Bowler, now DIT perm sec, said Kate Josephs' send-off could happen as long as it was socially distanced
Government leaders 'must bear responsibility' for Partygate culture: Gray report published
25 May 2022 HR
Government leaders 'must bear responsibility' for Partygate culture: Gray report published
Report says senior leadership at the centre, both political and official, "must bear responsibility" for culture which allowed events to go ahead
MPs lambast departments' 'unacceptable' widespread non-compliance with tax-dodge rules
25 May 2022 HR
MPs lambast departments' 'unacceptable' widespread non-compliance with tax-dodge rules
Government bodies “should be best placed” to understand IR35 rules, but HMRC partly to blame for "rushed" and poor implementation
Civil servants gear up for strike vote on pay and job cuts
25 May 2022 HR
Civil servants gear up for strike vote on pay and job cuts
"Government has left us no alternative," union says ahead of planned ballot later this year
Foreign Office perm sec urged to resign over Afghanistan evacuation ‘disaster’
24 May 2022 HR
Foreign Office perm sec urged to resign over Afghanistan evacuation ‘disaster’
Philip Barton and Dominic Raab slammed for “deep failures of leadership” and failure to record decisions
'Ideologically incoherent': ex-minister savages proposals to slash civil service jobs
24 May 2022 HR
'Ideologically incoherent': ex-minister savages proposals to slash civil service jobs
David Gauke calls 20% cuts plan “unrealistically optimistic, politically motivated and ideologically incoherent”