Welcome to the HR Website for the Civil Service. The HR Policy Division in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is responsible for a broad range of HR policy areas in the Civil Service.
The information on this website is intended to provide easily accessible information to all staff, line managers and the HR community across the Civil Service about the HR policies that are in place.
If you have queries on these policies you should contact your own HR unit directly
The HR Policy Division is committed to providing a high quality service to our customers across the Civil Service.
Latest News and Developments
| 8th Feb 2019 | 2019 Revised Probation Guidelines |
| 16th July 2018 | Sick Leave Statistics 2017 |
| 12th Feb 2019 | Civil Service Mobility |
| 27th April 2018 | Civil Service (Regulation) Amendment Bill 2018 |
| 12th April 2018 | Employee Relations Network |
| 11th April 2018 | Circular 07/2018 – Recovery of Overpayments |
| 29th Mar 2018 | Circular 05/2018 Arrangements for Paid Sick Leave |
| 15th Dec 2017 | Circular 21/2017 Temporary Retention of Certain Civil Servants |
| 20th July 2017 | Sick Leave Statistics 2016 |
| 1st June 2017 | Mediation Guidelines – Updated |
| 18th May 2017 | PMDS 2016 Compliance Rates |
| 26th Jan 2017 | Special leave at time of bereavement: (Circular 01/2017) |
| 1st Jan 2017 | Management of Underperformance – (Circ 24/2016) |
| 1st Jan 2017 | Introduction of eProbation |
| 16th Nov 2016 | Pre Retirement Courses for Civil Servants |