The Civil Service Commission carried out a public consultation on proposed changes to its Recruitment Principles. The consultation covered four areas: diversity, skills, Brexit-related changes, and jobs for disadvantaged persons. The updated Principles are to take effect in autumn 2018 and will reflect the government’s priorities for “an inclusive civil service”.

In a document laying out its HR priorities for the next four years, the OPM (the Office of Personnel Management) emphasised performance-based pay. It recommends expanding the automation of clerical tasks and gradually shifting away from tenure-based pay hikes in order to save $10bn over ten years, to be redistributed as performance-based bonuses.

How do Generation X, Millennials and Generation Z get along in today’s workplace? Recruiting consultancy Hays has published a report that breaks with certain clichés, noting that members of all these generations share a common viewpoint, have similar ways of communicating and agree on key skills. While there are sources of conflict, these relate mainly to differences in working methods.