Thursday 12 May 2022 12:29 AM Union baron blasts Jacob Rees-Mogg in WFH war and warns that 'passive ... trends now
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A Union chief will today take an extraordinary swipe at Jacob Rees-Mogg for attempting to get civil servants back to the office.
Dave Penman, the general secretary of the FDA – a trade union for civil servants – will accuse the minister of discouraging talented people from applying for Whitehall jobs.
Mr Rees-Mogg last month left notes on empty desks in the Cabinet Office saying: ‘Sorry you were out. I look forward to seeing you in the office very soon.’
The minister for government efficiency has said civil servants must stop working from home and return to the office.
And last night he suggested they should be back in the office four days a week.
He told ITV’s Peston there is ‘a desire for people to take Mondays and Fridays off to work from home’ which ‘indicates there is not a serious attitude to work, it’s about extending the weekend’.
He added: ‘[Education Secretary] Nadhim Zahawi is asking people to be back in four days a week, I think that’s a very reasonable target.’
It comes after it emerged yesterday that staff will not be given a
