Central Government

The announcement of public sector cuts in the latest budget (22 June 2010) will not have come as much of a surprise to many, given the state of public finances and the media hype surrounding the issue. By cancelling projects and significantly reducing the number of interim procurement staff, is…

With all eyes in Government focused on the upcoming spending review, and the impending cuts, organisations are looking for ways to find the required efficiencies. Currently over 80% of Government is covered by shared services but this is set to expand as the new coalition push hard for more collaborative…

With the changes announced in the budget, public sector recruitment has tempered significantly as central government departments look to analyse where savings can be delivered. Opportunities still remain for senior interims working on a consultancy basis to help with the delivery of efficiencies.
As a number of quangos are disbanded,…

Our market is in a period of flux as pragmatism engulfs the public sector. From the onset of the new parliamentary term in May the central government contract market has experienced uncertain conditions as it readies itself for extending review.
October’s public spending review by Sir Francis Maude’s Economic Reform…

Criticism over pension schemes adopted by people in civil service jobs and other public sector positions has been labelled as “unfair”.
Both Prospect and the Trades Union Congress have been critical of a recent report by the Public Sector Pensions Commission, which suggested that radical reform was necessary as public…

People in civil service jobs are to have redundancy payments capped, should they ever be forced out of work.
New government legislation is set to bring the civil service redundancy package in line with the private sector and cap pay at one year’s salary.
The new legislation will offer…

The debate around the future of some quangos continues, creating uncertainty for current employees. However whatever the outcome, employers might want to take heed.
With an election looming, the role of a number of quangos is under scrutiny
In recent years the trend to devolve administration of many departments to…

We’re seeing a number of roles in the accounting and finance function on both a temporary and permanent basis arise. Those who can demonstrate strong communication and commercial skills are highly sought after for internal-client facing or business partner roles. And as employers keep pace with international standards it’s those…

Recent media hype around public sector spending cuts and the possible impact of the forthcoming election are creating talent management issues for central government organisations. Will there be a change of focus for IT projects ahead of the election or will IT projects be scaled back after the election regardless…