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Future of Work

Reshaping pensions: President Macron’s ambitious plans

France has a complex, inequitable pensions system; and a powerful, well dug-in set of unions. The president’s stated goals have put him on a collision course with both: David Whitehouse […]

‘Work-life’ programmes boost performance of US federal employees, study finds

Public servants who take part in work-life programmes designed to help them balance their professional and personal commitments display higher performance, greater job satisfaction and more commitment to their employer, […]

Cardiff to host latest UK civil service “hub”

More than 4,000 UK civil servants from different departments are to move to a centralised office in Cardiff, as part of a programme to make the civil service more modern […]

APEX award winner Jennifer Hollington’s 5-step guide to creating a healthy workplace

A Canadian senior civil servant who won an award for her efforts in creating a healthy work environment has called on officials around the world to “take intelligent risks” to […]

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 […]

New ‘PropCo’ heralds spiralling Whitehall rents

The UK government is putting all of its departments’ properties into a new property agency, with the aims of improving estate management and encouraging departments to release expensive central London […]

New Zealand’s top civil servant pledges to meet more people, send fewer emails

New Zealand’s civil service chief, Iain Rennie, has pledged to speak more directly with senior leaders in government, after a review urged his organisation to “speak from the heart” and […]