The headline: “Whitehall reverts to working from home” The reality: “The average attendance rate across departments from the period last year was 57 per cent, while this year it is 69 per cent.” - ThreadSky

torstenbell.bsky.social • 84 days ago

The headline: “Whitehall reverts to working from home”
The reality: “The average attendance rate across departments from the period last year was 57 per cent, while this year it is 69 per cent.”

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richardbaker.bsky.social•84 days ago

Outrageous! It’s as if some of these people are going on holiday in July, August and September…

brennick.bsky.social•83 days ago

The Telegraph aka the Daily Commercial Property Developers' Gazette.

justlee.bsky.social•84 days ago

The UK really needs to get past this obsessive dislike of the 21st century. Working from home presents a great opportunity to "level up" by moving demand to smaller towns and villages, at the same time as improving work/life balance.

wendycp.bsky.social•84 days ago

But let’s not let the truth get in the way of Labour bashing

mayorquimbygower.bsky.social•84 days ago

And the owners of The Telegraph work from their island in Channel Islands for what % of the time?

redranger27.bsky.social•84 days ago

I think we can give up with this article when they quote Tice 🙄

renj87.bsky.social•84 days ago

Well seeming as the target in most departments is 40 - 60% it seems like its over performing.

arun-niranjan.bsky.social•84 days ago

Curious as to your opinion on civil servants working remotely - do you really care as long as they are getting stuff done?

rhysmorgan2015.bsky.social•84 days ago

Work is a thing you do not a place you go. Working from home doesn’t mean you are less productive (in fact many are more productive as they aren’t wasting hours commuting). I thought we had made progress on presenteeism yet the billionaires have another idea….

mikebayley52.bsky.social•84 days ago

Keep doing these please!

wulfsternhammer.bsky.social•84 days ago

I've not been into an office since 17th March 2020.

I have however worked solidly from home, across a number of different contracts, in that time.

I'm happy, the company I work for and the government department they support are happy. Most importantly so is our dog who has company all day.

eekyrich.bsky.social•84 days ago

Nice

smsbrk.bsky.social•84 days ago

Nice

mrduttz.bsky.social•84 days ago

It’s quite bizarre that the papers still think in the 21st century that productive work can only be done in an office.

captainchaos1.bsky.social•84 days ago

They don't think that at all - many of their contributors, such as the vermin Littlejohn, do so. It's merely a smokescreen to make people believe that their tax contribution is being wasted. Of course, it's entirely legitimate that many millions of pounds went to Baroness Mone et al.

mrduttz.bsky.social•84 days ago

Although they may not really think so they promote that narrative to their readers who lap it up.

captainchaos1.bsky.social•84 days ago

Absolutely so. Note that this is always aimed at the public sector - it's part of the small-state agenda. While I work in the public sector, I'm in office more than most people in other agencies that I deal with.

mattfromfarnham.bsky.social•84 days ago

My https://daughter.works five day on office. (Local govt). My wife ..works from home. (Private sector). Pretty much same job too. Telegraph not a serious paper

robertdee.bsky.social•84 days ago

How does Labour deal with a media who's owners are so heavily biased against them? Is the strategy to just keep doing the good stuff until everyone notices the disconnect?

littleoldlady56.bsky.social•84 days ago

Great that you keep calling these headlines out. Everyone with access to the facts should do it.

suzannebrown.bsky.social•84 days ago

Mistaking presenteeism for efficiency. No wonder the Telegraph is such a rag. #r4today

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