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?

68% 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) , Higher Executive Officer (13)

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 104 reviews)); "people you work with are nice" ((in 67 reviews)); "Great colleagues and people want to do their best." ((in 61 reviews)); "flexible working is provided which is nice" ((in 40 reviews)); "Great team and section." ((in 36 reviews))

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

"Low pay based on responsibility" ((in 67 reviews)); "Management are poor and unsupportive with a my way or the highway approach" ((in 57 reviews)); "Salary was low" ((in 40 reviews)); "Management get no training and it shows" ((in 29 reviews)); "Some managers have only a couple of weeks more experience than the the staff they manage." ((in 25 reviews))

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Home Office reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,314 total reviews)

Mark Sedwill

63% approve of CEO

54% 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 1,314 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

2.0

Aug 4, 2020

Civil Service - Home Office

Civil servant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job security and ability to move across to other departments within the civil service

Cons

Bureaucratic, multicultural and political. Annual hours contracts reduce pensionable pay. Poor training, siloed job roles and little opportunity for CPD and advancement. Little value placed on qualifications, experience or current performance.

4.0

Jul 26, 2020

solid employment

Finance business partner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

secure employment in the Civil Service.

Cons

Questionable approach to immigration and asylum.

4.0

Jul 26, 2020

Great team ethic but very tough operating conditions

Strategic communications

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing breadth of policy areas, dedicated team members

Cons

Intense media scrutiny, high turnover of ministers, very large organisation

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