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?

"good people to work with" ((in 64 reviews)); "Great colleagues and people want to do their best." ((in 62 reviews)); "Great team and section." ((in 37 reviews)); "Good benefits and opportunities available" ((in 31 reviews)); "Good opportunities for progression and development" ((in 24 reviews))

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

"Low pay based on responsibility" ((in 66 reviews)); "Management are poor and unsupportive with a my way or the highway approach" ((in 53 reviews)); "Salary was low" ((in 36 reviews)); "The training is poor and catered to one type of learning." ((in 34 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

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

3.1

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

Apr 30, 2024

Terrible and toxic work environment

Civil servant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can be an interesting job.

Cons

Witnessed bullying, harassment, homophobia, racism with no repercussions. Underpaid. Shift working. Apprenticeship content contradicts your role responsibilities.

3.0

Apr 22, 2024

Good ambitions, poor vision

Senior data manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Staff below SCS level are keen to drive change and efficient improvements. Good pension (approx 27%) Hybrid Working Job security

Cons

Poor base pay compared to private market. No development pathways within own team/area - always have to move to a new area when seeking promotions. Constant negative narrative by ministers that blame their failures on the civil service to cover themselves

3.0

Mar 14, 2024

Not the best

Heo

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice and supportive work colleagues

Cons

Stressful High pressured Little to no rewards Not paid enough

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