JOHN CAUDWELL: Up and down the country, large parts of life are not functioning as they should, causing enormous frustration. Part of the problem is the trend for working from home.
Ministers have been calling on civil servants to return to the office as much as possible, in plans to end the WFH culture in Whitehall. File image
Instead of civil service staff being spread out remotely at home, they need to be based centrally in an office where there are people ready to answer the phone to handle queries promptly. Once in Number 10, she made it clear to the public service sector that they were there to deliver a friendly, polite and effective service.
Having worked myself to the point of ill-health as I built my business empire, I wouldn’t advise anyone to put in the hours I used to, no matter how ambitious they are. Jacob Rees-Mogg, minister for Brexit opportunities and government efficiency, has been vocal in the call to bring civil servants back into the office as much as possible
Some people are extremely diligent and can trusted. I’ve got some of my staff working from home now, which I wouldn’t have done years ago.Unfortunately, others are not conscientious in the least and will take everything they can get.But the cut and thrust of modern businesses, we all need to justify our living and our wages, and we need to put the effort in to do that.Now they need to perform and realise how well they are paid compared to lots of private businesses.
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