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Rayner Civil Servants to Begin Work-to-Rule Monday Over Office Closures and Work-from-Home Ban

Union leaders warn mandatory office attendance coupled with the scrap of location-neutral contracts breaches consultation standards as the government advances its regional relocation plan.

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Overview

  • PCS members at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government will work strictly to contract and refuse non-mandatory duties from Monday, June 30, defying the ban on working from home.
  • The action follows a plan to close six regional offices over the next two years as leases expire and enforce mandatory in-office attendance by scrapping location-neutral contracts.
  • A total of 21 MHCLG locations, including Liverpool, Warrington, Birmingham, Exeter, Newcastle, Sheffield and Truro, are set to take part in the protest.
  • PCS president Martin Cavanagh accused the ministry of sidestepping proper consultation and fair process even as ministers push to relocate 12,000 jobs from London to regional campuses.
  • A MHCLG spokesperson said the department will maintain offices across all UK regions and all affected staff can remain in their roles as negotiations with unions continue.