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Dr Jo Cribb resigns as chief executive of New Zealand’s Ministry for Women

The civil servant in charge of New Zealand’s Ministry for Women is resigning after almost four years in the role, it has been announced today. Dr Jo Cribb has been chief […]

John Key’s chief press secretary Sia Aston to move to New Zealand’s State Services Commission

Sia Aston has resigned as chief press secretary to New Zealand’s prime minister John Key, to move to the State Services Commission (SSC). Aston will be working with incoming state services […]

Women in New Zealand to get new powers to make equal pay claims, under new proposals

Women in New Zealand will be able to challenge their employers to pay them more based on new criteria put forward by a joint committee. The government is currently considering […]

UK civil service to launch new secondments scheme, says chief people officer

The UK’s central civil service HR function is to introduce a new framework for managing secondments into and out of civil service jobs, its chief people officer Rupert McNeil has […]

Justin Trudeau announces further changes in Canada’s senior civil service

Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau has announced more changes in the senior ranks of the public service. Leslie MacLean, currently associate deputy minister of Fisheries and Oceans, becomes senior associate deputy […]

OECD calls on Canada to design new policies to boost productivity

The Canadian economy is adjusting to the fall in commodity prices, but additional policies are needed to boost productivity, reduce financial stability risks and make future growth stronger, greener and […]

Russian pension ages to rise by 5-8 years

Russian civil servants are to see their retirement age rise by five years for men and eight years for women, as officials and elected representatives are put in the lead […]

EU urges member states to improve populations’ skills with new 10-point action plan

The European Commission has called on member states to boost the quality of skills and their relevance for the labour market after studies showed that 70m Europeans lack adequate reading […]

Joint committee calls on Canada’s government to create centre of expertise on mental health

Canada should create a centre of expertise on mental health, according to a joint committee of civil servants and public sector union representatives set up by the previous government. The […]

Plans for radical changes to Estonia’s local governments passed by Parliament

Legislation proposing radical changes to the Estonia’s local government structures, has been passed by the country’s Parliament (Riigikogu). According to the administrative reform bill which became an act on Tuesday, […]