HR, Pay & Benefits

Egypt’s Prime Minister Meets Civil Servants After Mass Protest

The prime minister of Egypt, Ibrahim Mehleb, has moved to reassure officials over a new civil service law, which sparked one of the country’s largest anti-government rallies amid a crackdown […]

Kevin White, Former Director-General Of HR, UK Home Office: Exclusive Interview

After 39 years as a UK civil servant, Kevin White has just retired from his post as HR director general. He tells Global Government Forum about his views on performance […]

Egyptian Officials Protest Over New Civil Service Law

More than 2,000 Egyptian government officials have protested against a new civil service law, in one of the country’s largest anti-government rallies amid a crackdown on dissent, according to media reports. […]

Automatic Union Fee Payments To End In UK Public Sector

Unionised civil servants and public sector workers in the UK will have to re-subscribe to their trade unions and set up new payments plans under new legislation proposed by the […]

Automatic pay rises taken from British civil servants

UK civil servants are to be stripped of automatic pay rises linked to the length of service under new radical plans announced by the country’s finance ministry this week. Despite […]

Greek Civil Servants Stage 24-hour Strike Over Austerity Plan

Public sector workers in Greece are today staging a 24-hour walk-out in protest against new austerity measures agreed by Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras. After a weekend of often-acrimonious negotiations, […]

Senior Officials In Canada Get 1% Pay Rise

Senior civil servants in Canada will be given a 1% pay rise over two years and their bonus payments will be linked entirely to performance. The Association of Professional Executives […]

Japanese government releases first female empowerment guidelines

Japan’s first guidelines on female empowerment were released today in an effort to enable women to play a more active role in society, the Japan Times reports. Ministries are expected […]

S$500 payment to Singaporean civil servants to celebrate 50 years of independence

A one-off payment of 500 Singapore dollars (374 US dollars) will be handed to all civil servants on the Asian city state to celebrate 50 years of independence. The Public […]

Public sector pay freeze for Jersey announced

A pay freeze for public sector staff, excluding nurses and midwives, has been announced by the States of Jersey, the BBC has reported. Jersey, one of seven Channel Islands off […]