Unions are to challenge the government over a decision to exempt the higher and further education sectors from the 'two-tier' code to protect workers after reclassifying them as 'private sector'.
French government plans to review working practices, together with a number of pay disputes, have provoked a wave of strikes by public service workers across the country.
Seven more councils could be encouraged to contract out their struggling social services to other local authorities if a groundbreaking £3.6m rescue deal proves successful.
A Conservative government would save £35bn on government spending by 2007/08 under the spending plans outlined by Michael Howard and Oliver Letwin this week.
The long-running pay dispute at the Department for Work and Pensions could end this week after leaders of Whitehall's largest trade union endorsed a three-year deal, worth up to 15% for some staff.
Serious storms that battered Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England, leaving thousands of people without power, prompted an emergency statement from ministers this week.
The Department of Health has denied that ministers are postponing a key element of the NHS payment by results system because it could have put trusts' financial problems under the general election...
All public bodies should adopt the new code of governance for Britain's public services to clear up confusion over responsibilities, independent experts have said.
The Conservatives would demand £4.43bn in efficiency savings from local authorities, with Whitehall cuts yielding a further £2.3bn, they announced this week.
The Department for Work and Pensions is set to overhaul councils' benefits fraud targets following concerns that they are unachievable and could drag down authorities' Comprehensive Performance...
Direct funding would lead to fresh financial turmoil in schools, creating an annual national shortfall of £200m, local government leaders warned this week.
The Ministry of Defence has forced one of the government's biggest IT partners to include a last-minute 'failure' clause in its bid for a £4bn contract, following a series of Whitehall computer...
The sale of the Millennium Dome site in southeast London was well negotiated but long-term success is far from certain, government auditors warned this week.
Council tax collection in Scotland is still lagging behind that in England, with more than £600m uncollected, according to figures published this week.
Town hall leaders are demanding urgent reform of the 'out of date and failing' council tax benefit regime, which they say penalises the very people it is supposed to help.
Hopes that the new education secretary would water down controversial government policies were dashed last week when Ruth Kelly nailed her reformist colours firmly to the mast.
Reform of public sector pensions looks set to destroy any hopes the government had of an easy ride up to the general election, with unions agreeing on a national day of campaigning next month.
Ministers are likely to plough ahead with plans to overhaul fire emergency call centres, despite a leaked Whitehall report stating the project runs the risk of 'total failure'.
Government policy decisions could become subject to greater public debate as this week's Freedom of Information Act opens up new areas of the Whitehall machine, an FoI commissioner has predicted.
