Does Home Office pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Home Office employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Home Office. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Home Office?

67% of Home Office employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Home Office 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Home Office?

Executive Officer (113) , Administrative Officer (56) , EO Asylum Decision Maker (56) , Border Force Officer (36) , Civil Servant (34) , Administrative Assistant (28) , Immigration Officer (28) , Caseworker (27) , Senior Policy Advisor (23) , Policy Advisor (21) , Administration Officer (20) , Project Manager (19) , Admin Officer (18) , Decision Maker (18) , HEO (12)

What are the pros of working at Home Office according to real employee reviews?

"The pension is good and 50% of what you do is interesting." ((in 108 reviews)); "but the people there were great who were in my team" ((in 65 reviews)); "Great colleagues and people want to do their best." ((in 63 reviews)); "Good team and atmosphere here." ((in 31 reviews)); "Good opportunities for progression and development" ((in 26 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Home Office according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay based on responsibility" ((in 64 reviews)); "Management are poor and unsupportive with a my way or the highway approach" ((in 52 reviews)); "The training is poor and catered to one type of learning." ((in 39 reviews)); "Salary was low" ((in 39 reviews)); "Some managers have only a couple of weeks more experience than the the staff they manage." ((in 25 reviews))

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3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,311 total reviews)

Mark Sedwill

62% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

Home Office has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,311 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Home Office employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Regierung & öffentliche Verwaltung industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

3.0

Mar 21, 2023

Took almost a year to start this job due to onboarding delay

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours and able to work remotely. Work was easy to do and once you’re done you’re done and you can switch off and forget about work. Team was diverse and very friendly.

Cons

Not enough support to move up the career ladder. Would often post jobs and not let team know unless you are a ‘favourite’. People at the top are always white and have the privilege of moving up quicker while POC struggle to get management jobs.

4.0

Mar 12, 2023

Good as an early career role

Operational research analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Team and line managers were supportive and fostered a culture that helped me feel confident in my first job. Pay is relatively good for new analytical graduates. Workload was good, rarely had to work after 5pm and easy to use relaxed flexi-time system.

Cons

The politics were difficult (and probably have become more so after I left). Some managers weren't aware of impact of this. Also issue of Home Sec bullying scandal while I was there - really poor response from senior leadership

1.0

Feb 6, 2023

Not paid enough for toxic environment

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The flexible working hours are good.

Cons

Toxic environment where higher grades bully lower grades.

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