Big News Network.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
... be done to promote the well-being and job satisfaction of public workers," the Daily Star quoted Francis Maude, Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office, as saying.
Daily Star (Free subscription) | yesterday
... and post your own views in the lively Daily Star Forums! SCANDAL OF OUR SICKIE SERVANTSABOVE: Francis Maude TONY BASSETTBRITAIN’S “sicknote” culture is costing the nation around £3.8billion a year, it was revealed yesterday.The biggest problem is among staff in the public sector, such as teachers, health workers and civil servants.They take an average 9.8 days off every year, a Chartered...
ID in the News (Free subscription) | yesterday
... are making the link to government database plans: The Tories’ shadow Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude said: “This shows that the government cannot be trusted to protect people’s personal details. “Ministers should think again about its even more risky and intrusive projects such as the identity card database, the all-encompassing children’s database and the property database...
Daily Express (Free subscription) | yesterday
... is higher than it has ever been at £3.8billion a year.Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, said he was concerned that taxpayers’ money was being thrown away.He said: “Poor management must be to blame for the worrying levels of absenteeism in the public sector.“More needs to be done to address these problems, not only to ensure that taxpayers’ money is properly spent...
Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
... of nearly ten sick days, the average public servant gets nearly nine weeks off work every year. Francis Maude, the shadow minister for the Cabinet Office, said: ‘Poor management must be to blame for the worrying levels of absenteeism. ‘More needs to be done to address these problems – not only to ensure that taxpayers’ money is properly spent, but also to promote the well-being and...
Daily Mail on Sunday (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
... of nearly ten sick days, the average public servant gets nearly nine weeks off work every year. Francis Maude, the shadow minister for the Cabinet Office, said: ‘Poor management must be to blame for the worrying levels of absenteeism. ‘More needs to be done to address these problems – not only to ensure that taxpayers’ money is properly spent, but also to promote the well-being and...
Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
... of nearly ten sick days, the average public servant gets nearly nine weeks off work every year. Francis Maude, the shadow minister for the Cabinet Office, said: ‘Poor management must be to blame for the worrying levels of absenteeism. ‘More needs to be done to address these problems – not only to ensure that taxpayers’ money is properly spent, but also to promote the well-being and...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
... flu and stomach upsets, according to the survey. Other typical causes were stress and back pain. Francis Maude, the Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office, said : "Poor management must be to blame for the worrying levels of absenteeism. "More needs to be done to address these problems - not only to ensure that taxpayers' money is properly spent, but also to promote the well-being...
Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
... listed as the top factors for those suffering from stress. Shadow minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude said: 'Poor management must be to blame for the worrying levels of absenteeism. 'More needs to be done to address these problems, not only to ensure that taxpayers' money is properly spent, but also to promote the wellbeing and job satisfaction of public workers'
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
The number of people from the Policy Exchange who have quit to take up positions in the Tory party – former directors, Nick Boles and Anthony Browne and fundraiser Munira Mirza all left to help Boris Johnson as London's new mayor (with Boles now back to work with Tory arch-moderniser Francis Maude), and James O'Shaughnessey went from policy director to Tory Central Office policy director...
ConservativeHome's ToryDiary (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
... pivotal role in the new alliance with the Ulster Unionists . After so long rated poorly, Francis Maude is now scoring +18%. His important preparations-for-government work may be the factor. The survey is obviously bad news for Party Chairman Caroline Spelman . More members are now dissatisfied with her than satisfied. From the beginning we have believed in Mrs Spelman's integrity...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
Policy Exchange – widely regarded as David Cameron's favourite think-tank – was founded in 2001 to keep the modernising flame burning in Conservative ranks after the right-winger Iain Duncan Smith was elected leader.Originally called C-change, it was set up by two disaffected supporters of Michael Portillo: Francis Maude and Archie Norman.Its philosophy – that the Tories needed to undergo...
