Civil Service - Post Lockdown - Blended Working?

What? No, it isn't. A school-leaver, someone finishing college, whatever, comes in and starts off at the first point on the CO, EO, AO or HEO scales. Someone already an EO and at the top of the scale gets a promotion and rather than losing pay, they move to the next highest point on the HEO scale. That applies at all the lower level grades - it's not until APO level that there's no longer an overlap. Someone with experience from the private sector can choose to go for a competition and come in as an EO, HEO, APO or even higher, in the knowledge they'll start at the first point on the scale. They can decide for themselves if they're worth that pay (and amount of leave, and no more bonuses, but better job protection), or if they'd be better off staying in the private sector. Thousands do it every year.

Has anyone in the civil service asked if the public (reminder the people who they are supposed to be serving), views on civil servants WFH? I don't want my tax, financial or personal affairs to be shared around some house share a CO is working in.

Worryingly not one post in this thread considering this view.

TBH, I can't see how the civil service can work from home at all between unmotivated staff, a disruptive and litigious culture which would be a Health and Safety nightmare to contain and the above privacy concerns.

I see Varadkar was smart enough to frame the proposed Rights in the employers favour.

Oh ok, that's a novel way of thinking about things I suppose. Completely ignore the very valid points I raised (and I'm no expert, you can be sure those behind the scenes are also raising them) and use deflection.

You can't see a situation where Bridie the CO upends herself on the laptop cable returning to her a desk with a coffee and her twittering colleagues gathering round encouraging her to sue? Your risk analysis skills is very poor I must say.

Customer/client focus rarely impinges in WFH discussions, either public or private sector.

I'm sick of having to research stuff for people who don't use the internet, because departments have slashed their public counters.

This is great step, which department if you don’t mind ?

It's interesting how thought has shifted among civil servants on wfh.

I get to deal with people across the various departments at all grades.

Some had a tough time at the beginning with the isolation but generally the concensus is that it's a good thing and works well.

All Rev auditors have, and a lot more besides, and they've had laptops out of offices for years.

They've also got proper security, protocols, internal checks and governance in place.

As with most things, it's for other Depts to follow Revenue and DEASP lead as they're always at the coalface. And they will follow. Most are flying.

These issues have been raised countless times on the WFH thread. Old news.

Oh good. Then you'll be able to tell us how to secure your wireless router. Let's hear it.

Our place is offering 0% WFH.

We had it briefly when COVID started - one day per week then . Then the cyberattack removed it completely so back in the office the following week. The Omicron surge was going to sort it out again so staff would be able to work while isolating, but then Omicron tailed off, so the WFH was quietly dropped as a priority.

Am public service ICT.Will the same DRER guidance apply to civil and public service? Been following this thread but wondering if also applies to public service .