Home-Working Civil Servants’ Screen Use Is Not Monitored At All – Guido Fawkes

Home-Working Civil Servants’ Screen Use Is Not Monitored At All

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Back when the government told civil servants to come into the office it also said departments would begin to monitor the computer use of staff who worked from home to see if they were actually working. Labour said it would continue with the 60% office mandate when it came in. No sign any of work from home accountability taking place…

Guido’s FOI unit asked the Department of Science what systems it has deployed in the last year and a half to monitor the on-screen activity of staff – it has deployed none. The unit also asked DSIT for any reports or disciplinary notifications in relation to civil servants use of at-home screen time in that period – nothing. The taxpayer is footing the bill for thousands of pounds worth of work from home equipment including “footrests,” “noise dampeners,” chairs, and monitor risers. Not that departments care what their staff are actually doing when they’re at home…