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) , Higher Executive Officer (13)

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

"Good work life balance and flexi working" ((in 90 reviews)); "good people to work with" ((in 67 reviews)); "Colleagues seem nice" ((in 60 reviews)); "Flexible working and working from home is openly offered" ((in 41 reviews)); "Great team and section." ((in 33 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 55 reviews)); "Salary was low" ((in 41 reviews)); "The training is poor and catered to one type of learning." ((in 31 reviews)); "Some managers have only a couple of weeks more experience than the the staff they manage." ((in 26 reviews))

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Home Office reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,313 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 1,313 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

4.0

Apr 28, 2020

Variable experience depending on teams

Deputy head of unit

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexibility, good work life balance, ok salary, important areas of work, big dept with lots of opportunities, some excellent people and teams doing fast and interesting work,

Cons

poor performance is not dealt with and can wreck other people's work experience, you may not agree with the political decisions you have to implement, large dept means can be cumbersome and slow.

3.0

Apr 17, 2020

Front line law enforcement

Head of operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting and important front line work

Cons

Salaries poor following years of austerity

4.0

Feb 19, 2020

Broadly rewarding work.

Policy manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Rewarding work on interesting problems. Good work / life balance. Clear career progression.

Cons

Political imperatives can override other concerns. Pay lacking in comparison to other organisations.

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