All posts tagged "HR"
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Inquiry pulls out lessons from Northern Ireland’s energy scheme scandal
Northern Ireland’s Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme – whose botched handling led to the three-year collapse of the region’s administration – was a “project too far” for the NI Executive
- Posted March 17, 2020
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Know your team: using data to drive staff engagement
Disconnected systems and inconsistent information make it difficult for HR teams to keep pace with growth and change. But sophisticated tools that pool data into a single platform can offer
- Posted February 28, 2020
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Fostering talent: developing the leaders of tomorrow
Many organisations have access to reams of data but lack the tools to analyse and utilise it effectively. This is just as true in HR teams as in any other
- Posted February 28, 2020
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Driving digital: the challenge of building tech skills – and the solutions
Competing with businesses to recruit in tech jobs markets, many governments struggle to develop the capabilities for digital delivery. At the Government Digital Summit, senior leaders from 16 countries swapped
- Posted February 26, 2020
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Gender pay gap widens at four UK departments, falls at 13
Four central UK government departments have reported that their gender pay gap grew over the last year, while the gap shrank at 13 departments and remained at zero at the
- Posted February 4, 2020
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Change or be changed, Singapore civil service chief tells workforce
The head of Singapore’s civil service, Leo Yip, has called on his colleagues to come together as “one public service” and to push ahead with the Public Sector Transformation (PST)
- Posted January 27, 2020
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Case study: driving culture change at the Crown Commercial Service
“Our vision is to put finance at the heart of decision making – driving the agenda, not just keeping score”, head of the UK government finance function, Mike Driver, said
- Posted January 23, 2020
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US Digital Service recruitment reforms set for roll-out
A pilot programme that streamlines the US government’s federal hiring process is to be expanded, according to an update to the President’s Management Agenda published last month. The US
- Posted January 21, 2020
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White House in continued push to break up central HR office
A US watchdog has reported that the Trump administration’s planned merger between the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and General Services Administration (GSA) has not been abandoned, despite Congress blocking
- Posted December 10, 2019
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Michael Wernick on turbulent times for Canada – and its Clerk
Michael Wernick, Canada’s outgoing Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, tells Matt Ross how the civil service is responding to an ever faster, more fractious world;
- Posted September 16, 2019