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HR, Pay & Benefits

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Expanding the talent pool: how hybrid work can make public sector jobs a better fit for everyone

The new hybrid work model has forced employers to think multi-dimensionally about fairness, diversity, and inclusion. And public sector organisations now have a big opportunity to show the way The […]

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Belgian officials set for pay boost as government joins global warnings of ‘war for talent’ for civil servants

Belgium’s minister of the civil service has struck a preliminary agreement with trade unions to boost civil servants’ reward packages by as much as 7% after a prolonged pay dispute. […]

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Hong Kong civil servants defy allegiance oath; US Department of Homeland Security making ‘significant’ discipline reforms; Zimbabwean officials reject 100% pay rise: management & workforce news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed Hong Kong civil servants sacked or quit after refusing to take allegiance oath A […]

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‘These cuts will have to include frontline roles’: can the UK government reach its target to cull 91,000 civil service jobs?

In response to the UK government’s plan to cut 91,000 jobs, Global Government Forum brought together experts to discuss how government will identify the reductions, whether they can be achieved, […]

Canada rules out wage reimbursement for unvaccinated public servants placed on leave during COVID-19

Canada’s federal government will not reimburse unvaccinated public servants who were placed on unpaid leave for failing to comply with the country’s vaccine mandate, the intergovernmental affairs minister Dominic LeBlanc […]

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Canada lifts COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal staff as unions press for reimbursement of lost wages

Canada’s federal government has said rules requiring its staff to show proof of COVID vaccination will officially end on 20 June. Since October last year, the mandate has made vaccination […]

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Canadian PM thanks officials at start of National Public Service Week – and promises to make federal government more diverse

The Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has thanked the country’s 300,000 public servants for their “dedication, professionalism, and creativity” and vowed to “foster a more inclusive public service that looks […]

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Scottish civil servants ‘could be offered four-day week’; Singapore officials set for pay rise; hunt for UN climate chief: management & workforce news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of all the news you need to know but might have missed Scottish civil servants could be offered four-day week – in exchange for pay […]

Canadian public servants frustrated by Phoenix compensation delay

Three former public servants have spoken out about the stress caused by delays to compensation payments they say they are owed after suffering hardship due to the botched Phoenix pay […]

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Exclusive: experts on the impact of 91,000 job cuts in the UK civil service

Former top officials in the UK civil service and experts on Whitehall have discussed how the government might achieve its aim to cut 91,000 jobs, with warnings that the “arbitrary” […]