Public Sector

Cuts to civil service jobs will have a negative impact on the provision of public services.
That is the opinion of Duncan Brown, director of HR business development for the Institute for Employment Studies, who believes that the downsizing of the public sector workforce will only serve to damage…

Cuts to civil service jobs will have a negative impact on the provision of public services.
That is the opinion of Duncan Brown, director of HR business development for the Institute for Employment Studies, who believes that the downsizing of the public sector workforce will only serve to damage public…

George Osborne’s emergency Budget was more positive than expected, except for those in civil service jobs and the public sector at large.
That is according to Martin Bamford, of the Chartered Financial Planners Informed Choice, who said that the chancellor of the exchequer’s announcement appeared to benefit most sectors…

New unemployment figures have raised concerns over whether the private sector can absorb the losses incurred in the civil service jobs market.
Data from the Office for National Statistics reveals that unemployment rose by 23,000 in the three months to April and currently stands at 2.47 million.
While the private…

Pay packets in civil service jobs should be relative to performance, it has been suggested.
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) suggests that public sector pay should be delivered in a private sector manner in a bid to drive public service reform.
A pay system based on…

Civil service jobs in Bristol could be put under the microscope following suggestions that the recruitment process for a particular post was “totally racist”.
Bristol City Council released an advertisement for an £18,000-a-year position specifying that white people were banned from applying.
The advert is not illegal under the…

Recruitment agencies may see an increase this year in demand among government organisations for consultants.
That is according to a new study of the global consulting industry by market analyst Plunkett Research, which indicated that public sector jobs could be on the rise.
It identified greater opportunities in 2010 for…

Many housing organisations are looking to implement, or have implemented, a restructure to ensure leaner working practices. This is for both cost cutting and for improved accountability from staff. As a result there is an increase in the rolling up of functions alongside improvements in performance management.

The recession is technically over but for many Britons, the hangover is severe. Fewer job opportunities within the market are yet another factor for those people already facing barriers to work.
There has been a growth of demand in this area for candidates who can add value, particularly in line…

In order to give newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) the opportunity to immediately take on front line work and to support employers in upskilling these new recruits, the Social Work Task Force has produced a framework to speed up the induction process, supported up by government funding. We look at…