HR, Pay & Benefits

President Trump converts thousands of senior policy officials to Schedule Policy/Career

Thousands of US federal employees moved to new employment terms

The White House says the transfer of employees to Schedule Policy/Career, previously known as Schedule F, will improve accountability US president Donald Trump has signed an executive order converting 8,000 […]

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UK civil service trade union sets out demands for use of AI in government

A UK civil service trade union has set out seven elements for negotiation with government as part of “substantive national‑level discussions” on how artificial intelligence should be used in government. […]

US rolling out new standards to make it easier to get government jobs without a degree

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has set out new skills and competency standards for the US federal government that aim to make it easier for those without degrees to […]

New Zealand updates code of conduct to ‘strengthen integrity’ in the public service

An updated code of conduct for the New Zealand Public Service is to come into force next month in a bid to “strengthen integrity”. The new Code of Conduct for […]
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New Canadian government website tracks planned public service job cuts

The Government of Canada has launched a website to allow the public to track the reduction of the public service headcount. The workforce reduction tracker will provide updates on the progress […]

Details emerge of Canadian public service job cuts, as thousands receive layoff notices

The Government of Canada has begun to notify federal public servants of planned job cuts, after the Carney administration announced in its first Budget last November that it intended to […]

UK announces civil service reforms to ‘move fast and fix things’

Darren Jones, chief secretary to the UK prime minister, has announced a series of civil service reforms designed to meet the government’s ambition of “a complete rewiring of the state”. […]

UK government ‘must reconcile office working policy with plans to reduce office space’

The UK government has been urged to keep its office attendance mandate under review by parliamentarians who said there may be a conflict between the plan and policies to reduce […]

US government shutdown ends with deal that reverses federal layoffs

The US federal government has reopened after lawmakers passed a deal to fund the government and reverse the Trump administration’s redundancies during the shutdown. The US Senate has passed a […]

UK public sector IT professionals should be held to same high standards as doctors and lawyers, says industry body  

A survey has found “irrefutable public support” for those working in public sector IT to be professionally registered and expected to follow a code of conduct. The survey of over […]