Pension scheme crisis: Cat Little explains decision to push ahead with Capita
03 Mar HR

Pension scheme crisis: Cat Little explains decision to push ahead with Capita

Cabinet Office perm sec sets out decision ministers had to make and says she has "high level" of confidence that issues will be cleared up by June
by Jim Dunton
NICS launches drive to hire 120 middle managers on £47k starting salary
05 Mar HR
NICS launches drive to hire 120 middle managers on £47k starting salary
New Cabinet Office chief operating officer appointed
05 Mar HR
New Cabinet Office chief operating officer appointed
Marine Management Organisation ends two-year search for chief exec
05 Mar HR
Marine Management Organisation ends two-year search for chief exec
Home Office: Three-year flexible pay deal offered
04 Mar HR
Home Office: Three-year flexible pay deal offered
Officials in department set for higher pay than remit guidance in exchange for changes to terms and conditions
Pension scheme: Civil service chiefs pledge to address 'inappropriate language' on phones
04 Mar HR
Pension scheme: Civil service chiefs pledge to address 'inappropriate language' on phones
PACAC chair says a woman whose husband died of cancer in November was told: "Are you sure? You don’t sound old enough to be a widow"
Cabinet Office reform DG Janet Hughes announces exit
03 Mar HR
Cabinet Office reform DG Janet Hughes announces exit
Hughes to leave role and go on sabbatical as loan from Defra comes to an end
Fair Work Agency chief named
03 Mar HR
Fair Work Agency chief named
Lisa Pinney brings experience from the Environment Agency and the Mining Remediation Authority
People Survey 2025: Civil servants set out AI gains and expectations
02 Mar HR
People Survey 2025: Civil servants set out AI gains and expectations
Staff offer insight on time savings from artificial intelligence and predict the extent to which technology will change their jobs
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 2 March
02 Mar HR
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – 2 March
Appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via Dods People
People Survey 2025: Civil servants happier with pay and more ‘engaged’
27 Feb HR
People Survey 2025: Civil servants happier with pay and more ‘engaged’
But officials also express concerns over learning and development opportunities and bosses’ change-management skills
Hybrid working: GPA helping departments to meet 60% mandate
27 Feb HR
Hybrid working: GPA helping departments to meet 60% mandate
Responding to House of Lords report, government says 60% approach “offers the best balance for most employees”
Be visible, be robust: An open letter to the new cabinet secretary
27 Feb HR
Be visible, be robust: An open letter to the new cabinet secretary
You have the experience, the credibility, and, for now, the political backing to drive genuine reform. The window will not stay open indefinitely
Capita wins £700m civil service shared services contract
26 Feb HR
Capita wins £700m civil service shared services contract
Union raises concerns over contract award in light of current Civil Service Pension Scheme issues
Treasury calls in private sector to help departments scale up AI use
26 Feb HR
Treasury calls in private sector to help departments scale up AI use
IBM, Faculty AI and the Tony Blair Institute will also advise on improving public-sector efficiency and productivity through the wider deployment of artificial intelligence
Civil Service Pension Scheme: Cat Little delivers hardship-loan update
25 Feb HR
Civil Service Pension Scheme: Cat Little delivers hardship-loan update
Cabinet Office says 116 employers have confirmed emergency payment arrangements are in place