Cabinet secretary Gus O’Donnell has praised the influx of private sector HR professionals into the Civil Service – and backed...
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Public and Commercial Services Union secures Civil Service job protection deal
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe government and the main Civil Service union have reached a deal over job security and protection from compulsory redundancies....
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A new strategy aimed at boosting skills in the Civil Service has been launched.Civil Service head Gus O’Donnell said the...
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Civil servants at the Department for Work and Pensions will strike next week over their controversial three-year pay deal.Members of...
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Government departments could do more to tackle civil service ‘sickie’ culture
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe Cabinet Office has admitted that government departments “can do more” to reduce staff sickness absence.Figures showing that the absence...
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Senior Civil Service to groom ethnic minority staff for leadership roles
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryA new mentoring scheme aimed at preparing black and minority ethnic (BME) staff for leadership roles in the Civil Service...
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Civil servants have voted overwhelmingly for more industrial action, the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has announced.Sixty-eight per cent...
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Two letters about civil servants' first class travel expenses
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Figures released by several government departments last week revealed millions of pounds of public money was being spent on first-class...
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Civil servants spend millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money on first class travel
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryCivil servants are spending millions of pounds of tax-payers’ money a year on first-class rail travel, flights and taxi fares,...
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FDA survey findings show civil servants want fixed retirement age to be abolished
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherThe government has been urged to abolish fixed retirement ages for civil servants. Public sector union FDA revealed research showing...
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Leading civil service HR director Angela O’Connor warns of difficult times ahead for public sector
A leading civil service HR director has warned of difficult times ahead for the public sector as it faces up...
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Julian Duxfield, HR director at the Department for Transport, is latest senior civil servant departure
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryJulian Duxfield, HR director at the Department for Transport (DfT) leaves today (Thursday) to start a new role as HR...
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Study finds half of civil servants are working overtime to keep up with increasing workloads
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryExcessive workloads are forcing more than half of full-time civil servants to work over their contracted hours, according to research...