Home Office: Remote Working
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of staff in her Department did not meet the minimum office attendance target in the latest period for which data is available; and what sanctions her Department issues to staff who do not meet this target.
Answered by Sarah Jones
On 24 October 2024 the Cabinet Office announced that 60% minimum office attendance for most staff continues to be the best balance of working for the Civil Service. Senior managers will continue to be expected to be in the office more than 60% of the time. Home Office employees with disabilities and health conditions which impact their ability to travel to or work in the office have adjusted workplace attendance targets.
Details of these are not held centrally. If an employee consistently fails to attend the workplace in line with expectations this will ultimately become a disciplinary matter.
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