Tag #Civil Service

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Northern Ireland Civil Servants Ordered Back to Office Two Days a Week

Starting September 2025, over 24,000 Northern Ireland civil servants must work in the office at least two days weekly (40% of contracted hours), a decision opposed by trade unions due to concerns about office space and accessibility for disabled staff, despite the government's claim of sufficient sp...

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Justice Department Employees Sue Trump Administration Over Wrongful Termination

Three Justice Department employees, including Mike Gordon, Patricia Hartman, and Joseph Tirrell, who worked on the January 6th Capitol attack investigation, are suing the Trump administration for wrongful termination, alleging politically motivated dismissals and a dysfunctional Merit Systems Protec...

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Supreme Court Allows Trump's Federal Job Cuts to Proceed

The Supreme Court overturned a lower court's block on the Trump administration's plan for widescale federal workforce reductions, allowing the State Department to quickly begin implementing cuts, despite a pending court order on transparency.

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Controversial Civil Servants Awarded Honors

Sarah Healey, a civil servant known for her work-from-home advocacy, and Phil Douglas, Director General of Border Force, were both awarded honors in the King's Birthday Honours list, despite controversies surrounding their respective tenures.

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Spanish Civil Servants Protest Proposed Unification of Technical Positions

Spain's top civil servants are protesting parliamentary proposals, led by the PP, to unify access to A1 and A2 technical positions, arguing it would undermine meritocracy, legal frameworks, and the state's effectiveness.

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Highly Respected British Civil Servant Richard Wallace Dies at 78

Richard Wallace, a highly respected British civil servant, died at age 78; his career spanned the DHSS and Welsh Office, where he contributed to pivotal social security reforms, created the first DHSS staff video, and significantly improved Welsh infrastructure, demonstrating his impactful career an...

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Former DOJ Officials Sue Bondi, Alleging Wrongful Termination

Three fired Justice Department officials, including a prosecutor handling a major fraud case, sued Attorney General Pam Bondi for wrongful termination, alleging lack of due process and political motivation, while also claiming the Merit Systems Protection Board is unable to help because it is hobble...

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Spain Announces 36,588 Public Sector Jobs Amidst Union Opposition

The Spanish government approved a public employment offer of 36,588 positions, including 26,697 new hires and 8,891 internal promotions, amidst a reputational crisis and union disapproval due to its size and lack of salary improvements; the offer includes specific provisions for the Basque Country.

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Spanish Local Finance Officials Oppose Decentralized Hiring

Cosital, representing Spanish local government finance officials, strongly opposes the decentralization of their hiring process due to past failures resulting in fewer job openings and unequal exams; they've launched a manifesto with 3,000 signatures against this, citing three failed attempts to tra...

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New Federal Job Application Questions Spark Bias Concerns

The Office of Personnel Management added essay questions to federal job applications focusing on commitment to the Constitution, improving government efficiency, and advancing President Trump's executive orders, sparking concerns about potential political bias in hiring.

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Lawsuit Challenges 1981 Consent Decree, Seeking Merit-Based Federal Hiring

The America First Legal Foundation, joined by the firm Boyden Gray, PLLC, and supported by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), filed a federal lawsuit to overturn a 1981 consent decree that ended merit-based hiring in the federal government, arguing it promotes unfair race-based hiring and sid...

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Trump Reinstates "Schedule F," Threatening Mass Firings of Federal Employees

President Trump announced the reclassification of thousands of federal employees under "Schedule F," potentially enabling mass firings and weakening merit-based hiring; this action, part of his "Project 2025," follows a similar, previously overturned, executive order and has been met with union cond...

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