Hong Kong saw a 33% increase in resignations and retirements among elite administrative officers in 2025-26, with 36 departures, despite an overall 9% decline in civil service turnover to 7,506.
France will provide a differential indemnity to 862,000 public servants to ensure their pay meets the minimum wage (Smic), which increased on June 1st due to inflation. The measure aims to address concerns about stagnant public sector wages and recruitment challenges.
Emails released under FOI laws and obtained by the SA Liberal Party show government workers were removing the word "harmful" from communications about the algal bloom in SA waters, with one team leader labelling it "bizarre".
The West Australian government has announced it plans to build 500 homes for public servants in regional areas over five years despite a "critical worker shortage".
Tokyo metropolitan government employees are being encouraged to wear casual attire including shorts to work this summer to combat sweltering heat and reduce air conditioning use amid energy supply concerns linked to the US-Israel war on Iran. The measure, announced by Governor Yuriko Koike, builds on Japan's Cool Biz initiative launched in 2005. Japan depends on the Middle East for 90% of its oil imports, most passing through the Strait of Hormuz, and has tapped strategic reserves while planning further releases.
