The Cabinet Office also recognised the importance of retention. One of its key aims is to look at how people progress within the civil service once they are in post. The Cabinet Office acknowledged it can take three to five years for someone to fully understand their role, and stated that this is the minimum amount of time they would like to see individuals stay in a post if possible.20 The Cabinet Office told us that introducing pay flexibilities had greatly improved retention levels within ...

The Cabinet Office also recognised the importance of retention. One of its key aims is to look at how people progress within the civil service once they are in post. The Cabinet Office acknowledged it can take three to five years for someone to fully understand their role, and stated that this is the minimum amount of time they would like to see individuals stay in a post if possible.20 The Cabinet Office told us that introducing pay flexibilities had greatly improved retention levels within the Commercial function.21 18 Q 52 19 Qq 65,89, 92 20 Q 51 21 Q 51 Specialist Skills in the civil service 11 2 Planning and data Departmental data and wo Type: conclusion | Number: 11 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 2.2 The Cabinet Office confirms that all matters related to pay for grades below the Senior Civil Service (SCS) are delegated to departments. Functions have introduced measures to address pay disparities by, for example, establishing robust pay exception case pro