PCS calls off DESNZ strikes after contractor makes 'improved' pay offer
23 Jul 2024 Energy & Environment
PCS calls off DESNZ strikes after contractor makes 'improved' pay offer
Union reiterates plea for the government to bring outsourced contracts back in-house.
Climate advisers urge ministers to undo Sunak ‘damage’
18 Jul 2024 Energy & Environment
Climate advisers urge ministers to undo Sunak ‘damage’
Climate Change Committee also says climate adaptation “must become fundamental aspect of policymaking across all departments”
Outsourced staff at DESNZ set to strike over pay
12 Jul 2024 Energy & Environment
Outsourced staff at DESNZ set to strike over pay
Cleaners and security guards employed by ISS seek alignment with civil service terms
Climate expert to lead DESNZ clean energy 'mission control'
10 Jul 2024 Energy & Environment
Climate expert to lead DESNZ clean energy 'mission control'
Plus, department names former senior civil servant as junior minister
‘We are ready to strike if pay is not prioritised,’ Defra staff warn ministers
09 Jul 2024 Energy & Environment
‘We are ready to strike if pay is not prioritised,’ Defra staff warn ministers
Defra officials who are PCS members write to new environment secretary, calling for “fair working conditions”
Security guards and cleaners at DESNZ and DSIT consider strike action over ‘chronic low pay’
04 Jul 2024 Energy & Environment
Security guards and cleaners at DESNZ and DSIT consider strike action over ‘chronic low pay’
Union says it will "keenly watch" how Labour's commitment to "biggest wave of insourcing in a generation" unfolds should it win the election
Labour's clean-power pledge will require 'immediate action' from departments, IfG warns
28 Jun 2024 Energy & Environment
Labour's clean-power pledge will require 'immediate action' from departments, IfG warns
Think tank says party's accelerated 2030 deadline faces 10 clear barriers Starmer must address if he becomes PM
Chisholm to become UK chair of energy giant EDF
12 Jun 2024 Energy & Environment
Chisholm to become UK chair of energy giant EDF
Alex Chisholm led BEIS when it struck Hinkley Point C deal with energy giant in 2016 but watchdog says risk of foul play is minimal
Defra offers £125k for next Animal and Plant Health Agency chief exec
05 Jun 2024 Energy & Environment
Defra offers £125k for next Animal and Plant Health Agency chief exec
APHA’s next boss will oversee a “transformation journey, modernising and digitising” the agency’s operations
Defra seeks chief exec for Marine Management Organisation
15 May 2024 Energy & Environment
Defra seeks chief exec for Marine Management Organisation
Department offers £120k to lead the 500-strong marine regulator
'Insufficient investment' means government will miss clean-water targets, watchdog warns
13 May 2024 Energy & Environment
'Insufficient investment' means government will miss clean-water targets, watchdog warns
Just 12% of Environment Agency's £51bn costing for improvements has been confirmed, Office for Environmental Protection says
MPs demand 'clarity' on latest border-check delays
29 Apr 2024 Energy & Environment
MPs demand 'clarity' on latest border-check delays
Efra committee points to "poor planning and delivery" as it says latest milestone faces sixth delay "in all but name"
Government efforts to reduce its estate-waste back on track
19 Apr 2024 Energy & Environment
Government efforts to reduce its estate-waste back on track
State of the Estate report also finds progress towards greenhouse gas emissions target
Greening Government Commitments: How is Defra getting on?
19 Apr 2024 Energy & Environment
Greening Government Commitments: How is Defra getting on?
Up-to-date data showing progress with the Greening Government Commitments is currently only available for one department, Defra. CSW takes a look at what headway it has made
Defra confirms freeze on external recruitment
18 Apr 2024 Energy & Environment
Defra confirms freeze on external recruitment
Department says it is aiming to reduce headcount and become "more efficient"
Never mind the pollacks: ministerial direction signed for fishing scheme
15 Apr 2024 Energy & Environment
Never mind the pollacks: ministerial direction signed for fishing scheme
Steve Barclay gives Defra the green light to launch compensation package over catch restrictions
PCS claims 'progress' in getting four-day week for Defra civil servants
21 Mar 2024 Energy & Environment
PCS claims 'progress' in getting four-day week for Defra civil servants
But Defra says there are no plans for a four-day week
NI agriculture department pays out £50k in discrimination case
15 Mar 2024 Energy & Environment
NI agriculture department pays out £50k in discrimination case
Job candidate with hearing difficulties did not get proper support at interview
Environment Agency officers save trainer's life
15 Mar 2024 Energy & Environment
Environment Agency officers save trainer's life
Workers recognised for providing CPR and using a defibrillator after cardiac arrest
Climate change watchdog warns of gaps in UK strategy
30 Jan 2024 Energy & Environment
Climate change watchdog warns of gaps in UK strategy
Committee urges action to strengthen climate adaptation and emissions-reduction plans and warns of reputation damage
Cabinet Office accelerates plan to move 22,000 jobs outside London
12 Dec 2023 Energy & Environment
Cabinet Office accelerates plan to move 22,000 jobs outside London
Government also announces three departments will create new second HQs outside London
Defra morale ‘through the floor’ as pay-flexibility case delay holds up pay rise Exclusive
13 Nov 2023 Energy & Environment
Defra morale ‘through the floor’ as pay-flexibility case delay holds up pay rise
Defra staff lose hope of getting 2023-24 pay rise before Christmas, with Treasury and Cabinet Office yet to sign off on pay-flex case
Civil Service Awards 2023 shortlist revealed
25 Oct 2023 Energy & Environment
Civil Service Awards 2023 shortlist revealed
Queen funeral queue tracker team and officials who helped keep energy bills down among Civil Service Award contenders
Defra accused of 'fire-and-rehire by stealth' after blocking internal transfers Exclusive
10 Oct 2023 Energy & Environment
Defra accused of 'fire-and-rehire by stealth' after blocking internal transfers
Union says NDPB staff feel "trapped" after department says they must resign before taking up civil service jobs