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US federal government considers waiving incentive limits for new recruits; Canada warns officials of personal data breach: management & workforce news in brief

Global Government Forum’s digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. OPM proposes giving agencies authority to waive incentive limits as part of recruitment drive The […]

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Canadian government bans WeChat and Kaspersky on officials’ devices; US agencies shown paths to resilience in cross-sector report: news in brief

Global Government Forum’s digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Canadian government bans WeChat and Kaspersky on officials’ devices The federal government of Canada has […]
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Four in five Canadian public servants working remotely in part or in full, survey finds

The vast majority of public servants in Canada are working remotely for at least part of their job, Global Government Forum research has found. An exclusive survey of more than […]
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UK government scraps pledge to move civil servants from London; Jakarta tells officials to work from home to cut air pollution: management & workforce news in brief

Global Government Forum’s digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. UK government discards levelling up pledge to move civil servants from London Plans to move […]
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DeSantis aims “slitting throats” remark at feds; Hong Kong civil servants face dispiriting performance reviews: management & workforce news in brief

Global Government Forum’s digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Ron DeSantis says he will “start slitting throats on day one” in reference to US […]

US federal employees wrongly fired under Trump-era accountability legislation to get compensation

The US federal government’s Department of Veterans Affairs is to offer compensation to officials who were wrongly sacked under 2017 legislation intended to make it easier to remove officials. The […]
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Integrity under threat: civil service ethics in the era of populism

Populism left an indelible mark on the 2010s, and its hold in democracies remains strong. During a Global Government Forum webinar, experts discussed how civil servants can maintain legitimacy at […]
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UK’s top civil servant demands end to ‘Blob’ slur; third of Canadian public servants say work suffers due to staff churn: management & workforce news in brief

Global Government Forum’s digest of the news you need to know but might have missed UK cabinet secretary calls for end to “dehumanising” term to describe officials Simon Case, the […]

Reports of sexual harassment at US federal agencies fall; Australia opens consultation on data and digital strategy: management & workforce news in brief

Global Government Forum’s digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Survey shows that reports of sexual harassment in US federal agencies have decreased Reports of […]
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UK officials offered one-off payment after strikes; Zimbabwe bans civil servants from political candidacy: management & workforce news in brief

UK civil servants offered one-off payment to prevent strike action UK civil servants could receive a one-off payment of £1,500 (US$1,868) this year as part of an effort by government […]