All posts by Liz Heron

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  Zimbabwe applies to re-join Commonwealth

  Zimbabwe has formally applied to re-join the Commonwealth after a 15-year absence. The move, which was announced by the Commonwealth Secretariat (CS) last Monday, is the country’s latest step towards

  • Posted May 27, 2018
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  Court appeal to decide Northern Ireland civil servants’ powers as political shut-down continues

  A Northern Ireland government department is to appeal against a court ruling that senior civil servants have exceeded their remit, in a bid to win clarity over officials’ powers and

  • Posted May 22, 2018
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  Turnbull launches major review of Australian Public Service

  Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has commissioned the first major, independent review of the Australian Public Service (APS) for more than 40 years. The review, which aims to ensure the APS

  • Posted May 18, 2018
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  Former Malaysian PM faces new corruption probe after election defeat

  A former top corruption investigator has accused Malaysia’s defeated leader Najib Razak of personally blocking an investigation into a multi-billion dollar financial scandal, apparently prompting a police raid on Najib’s

  • Posted May 17, 2018
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  Canada launches new drive to clear Phoenix pay back-log

  A pilot programme that has hastened clearance of the civil service pay back-logs caused by the ill-fated Phoenix system is to be rolled out across all Canadian federal government departments.

  • Posted May 14, 2018
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  Finland decides not to expand basic income trial

  The Finnish government has decided not to extend a pilot programme that provides people with a basic income, and plans instead to explore alternative welfare schemes. The two-year programme, which

  • Posted May 10, 2018
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  Leak reveals Northern Ireland civil service plan for Irish Sea border controls

  Senior civil servants in Northern Ireland have drawn up a plan to impose border checks in the Irish Sea on only those goods moving to or from the Republic of

  • Posted May 9, 2018
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  UK orders overseas territories to publish registers in tax evasion crackdown

  British Overseas Territories will have to reveal the identities of people who place money in companies within their borders, under a UK Parliament legislative amendment designed to crack down on

  • Posted May 3, 2018
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  Germany’s public sector wins 7.5% rise over 30 months

  German unions and employers agreed last week to boost the pay of more than two million public sector workers by some 7.5% over 30 months. Under the deal, employees will

  • Posted April 24, 2018
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  World Bank pledges US$65m for Dominica reconstruction

  Dominica’s drive to become a climate-resilient nation in the wake of Hurricane Maria has won the backing of the World Bank. The tiny Caribbean country will benefit from two emergency

  • Posted April 23, 2018
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