Civil Service - Post Lockdown - Blended Working?

I have no issue with being in the Office two days a week at most or when tasks dictate that I need to be there. But anything other than that is counter productive and putting hassle on people with the price of diesel going up and the extra time spend commuting to the office.

The Public Sector really has a chance here to move with the times. It looks like some Senior Manager don't want that though for whatever reason.

People getting sick from Covid again in big numbers is also harming productivity.

I expect that to come back into the conversation over the next couple of weeks as this latest wave gains traction.

Too many places still haven't done anything to improve ventilation or reduce the capacity of rooms etc.

WFM isn't just something which offers convenience, it helps keep us safe.

A "power play"? By who? To win what? No, it's bollocks, pure and simple. Ego.

DCC seem to be pretty much going it alone, though, with the mandatory fulltime-back-to-the-office thing, in defiance of government policy, but hey, . Most of the rest of the public service are already or will soon be offering a minimum of 2 days/week WFH. I predict DCC falling into line sooner rather than later, especially when COVID starts spreading rapidly through the offices on Wood Quay. And CEO Owen Keegan and the senior managers who insisted on this will have egg on their faces.

I'd only heard of it in DCC - who are the others, do you know?

This is definitely happening - Richard Guiney's Dublin Business Improvement District thing have been at it, even though it makes no real logical sense. I still have to eat, whether I'm in the office or WFH. A local café or shop might get my money if I'm WFH, instead of in the city centre. I'm still spending money in shops (admittedly not as much), just not Richard Guiney's mates' shops.

I'm not sure if you meant the Sandwich shops lobbying partly in jest but I think it's actually a huge part of this. I heard some guy on the radio recently complaining how quite the restaurant lunch time trade is now because of WFH.

They have bring back flexi too you would think. We been told we can do 2 or 3 days a week but nothing official yet.

I miss the flexi personally. Really me difference to holidays etc

Starting at the 1st point of the scale is standard, though, it's been that way for years. Forever, possibly? Well, at least since they got rid of the age-pointing at the lower points of the lower scales a few years ago.

You would wonder why they waste their time going through the process then.

It's always been that way or they thinking they can negotiate?

But the adverts tend to say that new entrants will start at the bottom of the scale, so if anything it shows their lack of attention to detail or comprehension

I honestly don't think it will. Depending on department.

I have been at management meetings. I have helped with the policy. We are going to a minimum of 2 out of 5 days and that will be it in my department.

Civil servant here (in an ICT dept), Dublin city centre. Have been back in the office 5 days a week since end of March. Still none the wiser as to what if any blended working we'll be offered. 3 people have left our (small) ICT department in the last month for private sector jobs with blended/remote working. I really am annoyed about the old-fashioned approach our senior management have taken.

I have had a look through and haven't seen this mentioned yet and wondered of others opinions regarding the number of roles currently being filled for Dublin but which could very easily be done predominantly on a remote basis and therefore allowing regional applicants to have the opportunity of applying for such roles.

Roles would need to be classified on a WFH availability prior to being filled etc