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    Leading civil service HR director Angela O’Connor warns of difficult times ahead for public sector

    by Gareth Vorster 19 Sep 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 19 Sep 2007

    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 Berry 13 Sep 2007
    by Mike Berry 13 Sep 2007

    Julian 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 Berry 22 Aug 2007
    by Mike Berry 22 Aug 2007

    Excessive workloads are forcing more than half of full-time civil servants to work over their contracted hours, according to research...

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    Civil Service human resources chief Gill Rider paid £160,000 in 2006-07

    by Mike Berry 17 Aug 2007
    by Mike Berry 17 Aug 2007

    Civil Service human resources chief Gill Rider was paid £160,000 in 2006-07, the Cabinet Office’s annual report has revealed.
    Rider...

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    External appointments to senior Civil Service jobs affect staff morale and Whitehall performance

    by Greg Pitcher 6 Aug 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 6 Aug 2007

    The influx of private sector managers into senior civil service positions is damaging Whitehall performance as well as morale, a...

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    Equal pay claims threat to Civil Service

    by Greg Pitcher 6 Aug 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 6 Aug 2007

    The threat of equal pay claims across the Civil Service is looming after a report revealed huge pay differentials between...

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    Personnel Today interviews Jonathan Baume, general secretary, FDA

    by Greg Pitcher 24 Jul 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 24 Jul 2007

    Jonathan Baume talks about the challenges of his third term as general secretary of senior civil servants' union the FDA.Continuing our series of interviews with influential figures from business and industry.

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    Budget cuts force civil servants to reskill

    by Greg Pitcher 23 Jul 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 23 Jul 2007

    A huge training project is necessary to prepare central government line managers to do their jobs with a reduced budget,...

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    Gill Rider, head of civil service human resources

    by Personnel Today 17 Jul 2007
    by Personnel Today 17 Jul 2007

    Gill Rider says she is a "hard-nosed businesswoman", prepared to get her hands dirty rather than hide away in her Admiralty Arch HQ. Mike Berry talks to the head of civil service HR about one of the toughest jobs in the profession.

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    FDA union general secretary criticises plans for joint summer strikes by teachers, nurses and civil servants

    by Personnel Today 29 May 2007
    by Personnel Today 29 May 2007

    Plans for joint strikes by teachers, nurses and civil servants in the summer – in response to below-inflation pay rises,...

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    HR professionals let off the hook by PCS union over latest threat of industrial action in Civil Service

    by Greg Pitcher 18 May 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 18 May 2007

    HR professionals let off the hook by PCS union over latest threat of industrial action in Civil Service HR professionals...

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    CBI call for further civil service job cuts set to trigger war with trade unions

    by Personnel Today 16 May 2007
    by Personnel Today 16 May 2007

    The CBI  is on a collision course with trade unions over the ongoing dispute across the Civil Service – after...

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    Internal wranglings forced government to cancel talks with union over civil service pay

    by Greg Pitcher 14 May 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 14 May 2007

    The government has revealed that internal wranglings forced it to cancel talks with union officials over civil servant pay earlier...

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    Government urges civil servants not to vote for industrial action during pay talks

    by Greg Pitcher 9 May 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 9 May 2007

    The government has warned civil servants against voting to escalate industrial action when they meet next week. Government employees aligned...

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    Lack of government urgency on green issues means Civil Service eco-friendly courses are running unfilled

    by Louisa Peacock 1 May 2007
    by Louisa Peacock 1 May 2007

    A lack of government urgency in training civil servants on sustainability means courses are running unfilled, Personnel Today has learned.A...

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