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Higher Education Policy Institute calls for government to fund free access – regardless of age – up qualification level 3, equivalent to A-Level or AS-Level

Quartet of unions calls on body’s board members to assert their independence and ignore Treasury guidance to limit pay rises to 1-1.5%.

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

Read the statement from permanent secretary at the Scottish Government Leslie Evans after it emerged Alex Salmond was to take the the Scottish Government to court over allegations of sexual harassment against him

Challenge set to be heard in October after unions successfully argue case is time critical

Prospect members join FDA counterparts in rejecting revised terms and conditions in return for an 11% deal for some staff

Tax agency pays almost a quarter of Whitehall’s total pay bill for trade union “facility time”

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

Department insists offer is an improvement on current arrangements for four out of five staff

Chief people officer Rupert McNeil reveals figure alongside new mental health guide for managers

Union says cap-busting pay rise in return for working-hours flexibilities would see some staff lose out

Daniel Thornton reviews Geoff Mulgan’s book, which argues that solving the hardest problems is about improving the way people think together

IfG explainer reveals more than 30% fall in number of civil servants in east of England, the east Midlands and the south east since 2010

Ministry signs agreement with non-profit organisation TechVets

Civil service chief executive says first 1,800 specialists will join the profession later this year

Cabinet Office minister told by FDA trade union that gender pay gap “will not close on its own”

Discussions underway for whether and how Liam Maxwell will be replaced after he leaves civil service in October

Education and Skills Funding Agency pushes back small-firms target "to keep stability in the marketplace"

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

Just four departments currently publish detailed information about parental leave and pay policy on their websites

Civil service union Prospect says government should lead by example as Scottish counterparts have done

DCMS-led document also signals departments will face greater requirement to demonstrate social-value aspects of contracts and grants

Sources indicate that one of the civil service’s most high-profile digital and technology specialists is to take a job in the commercial sector

Government failed to consult with unions over pay because they "didn’t trust them not to leak 1% to 1.5% pay range"