Minister McGrath publishes Policy Statement on blended working in the Civil Service
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath, TD, today, Tuesday, 13th July 2021 published a policy statement on blended working in the Civil Service.
Since the onset of the COVID-19 emergency in early 2020, the Civil Service like other sectors has, in the main, been working in a fully remote environment. Subject to changes to public health advice, some degree of remote working will continue to be a feature for the Civil Service for the remainder of 2021.
Looking beyond this exceptional period, the Department of Enterprise,Trade and Employment earlier this year published Making Remote Work: National Remote Work Strategy.
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