Civil Service - Post Lockdown - Blended Working?

Plenty of suspect posts. Some people have to have an opinion on everything. A daily post limit would improve this place no end. There's a particular poster I have in mind who slabbers on any forum I happen to visit. Altho they're on ignore, they post so frequently that it ruins the experience.

There's something happening with that, but don't hold your breath!

From experience with people I know, there’s still a lot of flexibility allowed with managers. It seems most places aren’t enforcing the 9:15-17:30 day (no one I know who works in the public service does this at home). If they have to do something that requires extra time one day, they work less time another day

They're all quiet happy with the arrangements, but yes none of them can accrue flexi time at home

Just a minor point on your post. There is no official entitlement to a morning or afternoon break in the civil service. The lunch break legally covers your rest period.

I used to think we were officially entitled to our 15min/20min morning break, until my AP corrected me!

I’m in Revenue and we can work remotely 4 days a week & work up flexi when remote working….

We got to chose which day we wanted to work in the office & we book our desk for that day, very accommodating if we ever want to swap our anchor day for any reason.

Please bear in mind that working in Revenue is not for everyone but I love it. There’s a serious amount of training involved at the beginning.

Sounds like Revenue allow great flexibility for their staff.....a pity more don't!

A sure-fire way of upsetting employees is to float the idea of changes to their remote or flexible working patterns. Workers have become comfortable with the new order and putting them under pressure to come back to the office is guaranteed to raise the collective blood pressure sky high.

One of the reasons why is that employees suspect they’re being brought back for spurious reasons: the startling truth is that they’re probably right. Managers may think they are basing their return decisions on hard facts but, in reality, evidence-based decision-making is surprisingly thin on the ground in most organisations.

One Department planning to up it to 3 days in office. 

What Department, and who is spreading the rumour? First I've heard of it. It actively contradicts government policy, especially as the "right to seek remote work" legislation just came in.

It does really emphasise the need to be in a union. I know in my place, an increase wouldn't be countenanced - by management as much as by staff! - but if management did try it, there'd be huge pushback from staff.

I think the idea behind the one day a week is so you can meet everyone face to face one day a week. Our Anchor day is a set day we don’t have any option to change it.

As a previous poster said, there is a lot of training involved at the beginning and if you are moved again that’s more training but it is a great place to work in, plus loads of OT in my section if you want it.

Yes, I generally do overtime on weekdays from 5pm till 8pm & Saturdays 8am till 4pm - all done WFH

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