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‘There’s quite a lot of myth-busting we can do’: how the UK civil service can remain an attractive employer

While governments around the world warning of a ‘war for talent’, government in the UK is fighting its own battle amid government plans to cut 91,000 officials. In a recent […]

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US lawmakers vote to shield feds from Trump threat to make them more easily fireable if re-elected

The House of Representatives has passed legislation that would stop future presidents from stripping federal employees of civil service protections without Congressional approval. The ‘Preventing a Patronage System’ bill cleared […]

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Governments urged to recognise universal right to proof of ID; UK civil servants praised for work arranging Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral: policy & delivery news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Campaign urges governments to recognise universal right to proof of ID The Identity Day […]

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Biden ends COVID testing for unvaccinated feds, leaked report exposes bullying in UK Cabinet Office: management & workforce news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Biden ends COVID testing for unvaccinated federal employees The Biden administration has told agencies […]

UK Cabinet Office to shed 25% of staff as part of ‘war on Whitehall waste’

The Cabinet Office is to lose a quarter of its headcount over the next three years, according to UK minister for government efficiency, Jacob Rees-Mogg. Describing the move as “an […]

Canadian public service unions blast government’s hybrid work advice

Public service unions in Canada have criticised the federal government’s plan to bring employees back into offices on a hybrid basis, calling its advice incoherent and a risk to workers’ […]

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‘Bureaucrats need to be fireable’: Republican lawmakers propose stripping US federal officials of employment protections

A group of US lawmakers from the Republican Party have introduced a bill that would make it easier for the president to remove a host of nonpartisan officials from their […]

Trump aides plan federal staff purge in event of 2024 re-election

Aides of ex-US president Donald Trump are working on plans that would enable him to fire thousands of career civil servants and replace them with political appointees if he were […]

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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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‘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, […]