Despite substantial increases in spending, performance of some public services in Scotland and Wales continues to lag behind its pre-pandemic peak, according to new research.
All organisations – not least public sector entities, local authorities and government bodies – are keenly focused on improving efficiency. At the same time, accountability is ever more important,...
Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones has called for the creation of a state that can “move fast and fix things” at an event designed to showcase the government’s plans for the digital...
Researchers have hailed the impact of a shorter working week in Scotland, with findings showing increases in both productivity and wellbeing among staff at two organisations.
The UK economy would be 3% bigger had public sector productivity kept pace with private sector performance, according to the headline finding of a report from Ernst & Young.
Public sector productivity rose by the fastest rate in two years, according to the latest ONS figures, but the rate still remains below pre-Covid levels.
A further £168m of funding has been confirmed for a programme designed to harness the power of ‘big data’ to inform and improve a variety of public sector projects.
The UK should overhaul its fiscal framework in order to drive sustainable growth, according to a policy paper from the National Institute for Economic and Social Research.
A growing consensus around employee wellbeing and improved productivity is driving the adoption of a four-day week across the world. Will the UK public sector be next?
A new economic standard being introduced into the UK National Accounts radically changes what we thought we knew about the productivity puzzle, explains Richard Heys from the Office for National...
The Covid-19 pandemic has placed immense strain on procurement around the world, providing impetus to build resilience into the supply chains of the future, says CIPD group chief executive Malcolm...
Almost two-thirds of council asset managers think their organisation will be able to reduce office floorspace by more than a quarter when the Covid-19 pandemic is over.
Moving to a four-day working week for the public sector would boost productivity, create jobs and benefit the regions hit hardest by austerity, a report has argued.
Each year, disengaged workers cost the UK economy up to £60bn, and there is a correlation with performance. Ashridge Business School’s Dr Amy Armstrong looks at how to get your team all moving in the...
Focusing discussion on the productivity problem is not helpful, says Nigel Wilcock of the Institute of Economic Development. We should look at how to incentivise capital investment and training.
