GE News

New Zealand civil service looking to introduce name-blind recruitment

New Zealand’s civil service is looking to introduce name-blind recruitment in an effort to close the gender pay gap. A report released in December showed the pay gap between male […]

Public service unions seek court order to force government to pay its workers

Public service unions representing thousands of Canadian government officials have gone to court over federal payroll problems. Public Services and Procurement Canada, formerly referred to as Public Works and Government […]

U.S. government urged to recruit ‘aggressively’ in face of retirement boom

U.S. government departments should “aggressively recruit and hire” people into the public service as a “retirement boom” is looming and not enough lower-ranking officials are showing interest in moving up to […]

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 […]

Infrastructure investment gap could cost U.S. economy $4tr and 2.5m jobs, study warns

The U.S. government’s failure to invest in infrastructure could cost the country’s economy almost $4tr in GDP, and 2.5m jobs by 2025, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has […]

UK’s science funding model weak in supporting business growth, says former science minister

The UK’s concentration on university-led scientific research has created a system less able to support business growth and government policymaking than those in Germany and other big competitor nations, Britain’s […]

Russian employment support programme falls flat

A 3.9bn ruble (USD$60m) anti-unemployment scheme run by Russia’s 18 regional governments has failed to generate significant results, the Accounting Chamber of the Russian Federation has found. The spending, overseen […]

India on track to electrify every village by 2018

India’s power ministry has announced that more than 7,000 villages were connected to electric power supplies during the 2015-16 financial year, putting the government on track to achieve prime minister […]

Free course on flexible working now available to America’s civil servants

America’s federal government has launched a free online course for civil servants to learn about flexible working opportunities. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) –  independent agency of the United […]

Singapore’s public service to offer more jobs for people with disabilities

Singapore’s public service will increase the number of jobs offered to people with disabilities, according to one of several measures designed to help the vulnerable included in the state’s latest […]