The government is considering imposing a sliding scale tax on university leavers that will see high-earning graduates paying more than low earners, Business Secretary Vince Cable said today
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has had its accounts for 2008/09 qualified because it breached rules on pay rises for permanent staff and failed to control expenditure
The blanket public sector pay freeze will have a more punitive effect on civil servants than other workers and could lead to more equal pay claims, Public Finance has been told
The government’s spending watchdog has urged ministers to learn the lessons of the old Public Service Agreement regime, which failed to link spending to performance assessment
The outgoing chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility has denied he was forced to rush out revised employment figures following political interference
A senior Liberal Democrat councillor has insisted there are 'no cracks' in the coalition - despite an outspoken attack on the government by another LibDem councillor over the Building Schools for the...
The Office for Budget Responsibility made last-minute revisions to its public sector employment forecasts just before the Budget, leading commentators to question its independence
Things really did get better under New Labour. But now we need a new settlement for progressive politics and public service reform, say Lisa Harker and Carey Oppenheim
The Treasury’s contribution to every public sector worker’s pension is equivalent to almost a quarter of their final salary, according to a report out today
Sir Alan Budd is to step down as chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility at the end of July, after just one three-month term in the job, it was announced today
The Cabinet Office's proposed limits on civil service redundancy pay could be unlawful, lead to industrial action and end up costing the government more money, unions are warning
Most people believe spending on frontline NHS staff and policing should be protected even if this affects other areas, according to a survey commissioned by the Local Government Association
