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Thousands of civil servants sacked in Turkey

More than 18,000 Turkish public employees have been dismissed by a government decree, ahead of the inauguration of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a reshaped presidential role with significant new powers. Erdoğan, […]

Court ruling: key Northern Ireland decisions must await new power-sharing executive

Civil servants in Northern Ireland did not have the power to grant planning permission for the construction of an incinerator by council waste management coalition arc21, the Court of Appeal […]

Nairobi civil servants to work in shifts, cutting congestion

Kenya’s public servants will soon be working split shifts to help tackle congestion in the capital city, the government has said. The Public Service ministry has written to all civil […]

Contributory pensions introduced for civil servants in Kenya and the Bahamas

Governments in Kenya and the Bahamas have introduced contributory pension schemes for civil servants. In Kenya, civil servants, teachers and members of the armed forces will pay 7.5% of their […]

New Zealand launches cross-government gender pay principles

Pay rates should be transparent, employment practices free from gender bias and the value of unpaid work recognised, according to a set of civil service gender pay principles launched by […]

Hong Kong raises civil service retirement age to 65

The retirement age for civil servants in Hong Kong is to be raised by five years, the government’s Executive Council has confirmed. Civilian grade civil servants who joined the government […]

UK unions join to condemn paltry pay rises

All three UK civil service unions have joined forces to call for the government’s latest pay guidance to be scrapped, labelling the consultation process “shambolic and contemptible”. In a show […]

MPs call for revival of UK’s abolished National School for Government

A committee of UK MPs has called on the government to reopen the National School for Government (NSG), a civil service leadership college closed in 2012 as part of austerity […]

UK Cabinet Secretary steps down for medical treatment

Sir Jeremy Heywood, the UK cabinet secretary and head of the civil service, is to temporarily step down whilst he receives treatment for cancer, passing most of his duties to […]

White House unveils major organisational changes

The Trump administration has launched a wide-ranging plan for the reform of the executive branch of the US federal government, including proposals for the White House to take direct control […]