Published by Josh White on 29th December 2023
(Sharecast News) - Civil servants are being overpromoted to get round a Whitehall pay squeeze, analysis suggests. "Grade inflation" in Whitehall is costing £1.5 billion a year and resulting in less-qualified staff doing senior jobs, the Institute for Government has warned. At the same time, permanent secretaries and other top officials who cannot be promoted are experiencing much bigger pay cuts that are driving talented people to the private sector, the think tank warns. - The Times