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Workplace Wellbeing

Nine tenths of UK officials say working life is getting worse, survey finds

Some 90% of UK civil servants say that their working lives are deteriorating, new research by Global Government Forum has found, and two thirds say their power and influence is […]

Canadian departmental chiefs handed mental health brief

The Canadian government has launched a new strategy to tackle workplace mental health problems, giving departmental chiefs responsibility for addressing a major cause of long-term sick leave. The workplace mental […]

Civil servants must make their views heard, says former UK minister

Civil servants should not shy away from ‘telling politicians what to do,’ a former cabinet minister has said. Ed Balls, who was chief economic adviser to the Treasury from 1997 […]

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 […]

‘Leadership is about courage,’ says senior official who speaks out about battle with depression

A senior civil servant whose team won an innovation award for its work in supporting workplace wellbeing has spoken of her struggle with depression and is urging other leaders to show […]

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 […]

Creating a truly ‘civil’ service

The damaging effects of bullying and discrimination are widely recognised. But lower-level rudeness and disrespectful behaviour also takes a toll on organisational performance, says Michel Vermette Over recent years, multiple […]

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 […]

Canada’s Treasury Board president Scott Brison promises action plan on mental health by March 2016

The minister responsible for Canada’s public service has pledged to publish an action plan by March next year setting out how the government will implement the recommendations by a joint […]