Department for Business and Trade: Ministers' Private Offices
Commons · Question 700 · Tabled 18 Jul 2024 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 24 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Gareth Bacon
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether civil servants in his private office will have the right to switch off on (a) weekends and (b) evenings.
Answer
Answered by Justin Madders, 24 Jul 2024
All DBT employees have an existing set of Terms and Conditions which confirm their expected hours of work. Given the nature of private office roles, employees may need to work additional or irregular hours, which is taken into account when determining the...