HS2 reset: Lovegrove report unpacks lessons for civil service
20 May HR

HS2 reset: Lovegrove report unpacks lessons for civil service

Recommendations include more realistic salaries for officials working on major projects and a culture shift away from “automatically” appointing career civil servant as SRO
by Jim Dunton
Deputy ambassador to US exits role
20 May HR
Deputy ambassador to US exits role
Civil service pension crisis: Union to demand public inquiry
20 May HR
Civil service pension crisis: Union to demand public inquiry
DWP to hire hundreds of new staff to clear disability scheme backlog
19 May HR
DWP to hire hundreds of new staff to clear disability scheme backlog
Government 'shouldn’t be scrambling' for external hires, Kate Bingham says
18 Jul 2022 HR
Government 'shouldn’t be scrambling' for external hires, Kate Bingham says
Ex-Vaccine Taskforce chief says government has not learned lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic
What does it mean to have gravitas at work?
18 Jul 2022 HR
What does it mean to have gravitas at work?
It’s a quality often associated with good leadership, but what does it really mean to have gravitas, and is it still relevant in a diverse and inclusive workplace?
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 18
18 Jul 2022 HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – July 18
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
What would each of the Tory leadership contenders do to the civil service?
15 Jul 2022 HR
What would each of the Tory leadership contenders do to the civil service?
From headcount cuts to battling “the blob”, Civil Service World explores what the potential PMs have said and done
HMCTS security staff vote to strike over ‘poverty pay’
15 Jul 2022 HR
HMCTS security staff vote to strike over ‘poverty pay’
Union predicts contractor walkouts will bring courts to a standstill but MoJ disagrees
MPs to investigate Civil Service People Survey amid concern at department 'inaction'
15 Jul 2022 HR
MPs to investigate Civil Service People Survey amid concern at department 'inaction'
PACAC will also look into why survey response rates vary so much between organisations
PCS sets dates for national civil service strike ballot
14 Jul 2022 HR
PCS sets dates for national civil service strike ballot
Union chief confirms 10% pay demand and pledges “big fight” over resourcing with new prime minister
MPs urged to probe Cabinet Office racism concerns
14 Jul 2022 HR
MPs urged to probe Cabinet Office racism concerns
Civil service’s biggest union says select committee can force department to reveal ‘true extent of discrimination’
Unions demand pause to civil service reduction plans
13 Jul 2022 HR
Unions demand pause to civil service reduction plans
Government has "no authority" to continue work on 91,000 job cut proposal, unions say
So, you've lost all your ministers...
13 Jul 2022 HR
So, you've lost all your ministers...
Do you need ministers to keep running public services? The short answer is it’s complicated
With a new PM on the way, will the plan to cut 91,000 civil service jobs go ahead?
13 Jul 2022 HR
With a new PM on the way, will the plan to cut 91,000 civil service jobs go ahead?
Experts discuss what will happen to the government's plan to reduce the headcount to 2016 levels
MPs back government’s choice for next Environment Agency boss
13 Jul 2022 HR
MPs back government’s choice for next Environment Agency boss
Decision comes despite “significant gaps” in Alan Lovell’s knowledge of sector issues