Hybrid working: Peers warn of conflict between 60% policy and office closures
13 Nov Property & Estates

Hybrid working: Peers warn of conflict between 60% policy and office closures

House of Lords committee says government "may need to decide which it wants to prioritise"
by Tevye Markson
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Government emissions fall 35% in five years
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Birmingham hub is only the second public sector building to get the certification
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Unions tell MPs proposals to axe 91,000 staff hit government’s Places for Growth agenda hard
Hybrid working more common among public servants than in private sector
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Half of public servants work from home some or all of the time, ONS survey finds
DWP to close 20 temporary jobcentres
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Closure of some departments’ second HQs ‘almost inevitable’, MPs told
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Gove mangles Places for Growth figures in speech gaffe
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