The Cabinet Office and business standards company BSI have launched a smart working code of practice for public, private and not-for-profit organisations. The ‘PAS 3000’ standard provides a strategic framework for modernising working practices across HR, property and technology. It… Read More ›

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Public sector stars shooting for agility
Aspiring public sector HR leaders are to create workforce agility plans in a bid to find the profession’s rising stars. The 2014 Public Sector People Managers’ Association (PPMA) Rising Stars Awards is open to all public sector HR employees across… Read More ›
Minister to address public sector smarter working
Business minister Jo Swinson will discuss ways of ensuring flexible working benefits both employers and employees at a conference on smarter working in the public sector in October. Swinson is also expected to provide an update on the modern workplaces… Read More ›
Flexible working ‘driving public sector recruitment’
The need for flexible and temporary workers has driven public sector recruitment this quarter, according to a survey of employers. It added that flexible working is becoming “an essential way of working” for the public sector. The Manpower Employment Outlook… Read More ›