Is Home Office a good company to work for?

Home Office has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 1,628 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 68% of employees would recommend working at Home Office to a friend and 54% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Home Office have been left by employees working as Administration Officer , Project Manager and Admin Officer .

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 95 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 84 reviews)); "people you work with are nice" ((in 65 reviews)); "Great colleagues and people want to do their best." ((in 62 reviews)); "Great team and section." ((in 37 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 54 reviews)); "Salary was low" ((in 38 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 25 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Home Office locations?

London , Croydon , Liverpool , Sheffield , Manchester , Leeds , Birmingham , Heathrow , Glasgow , Solihull , Durham , Cardiff , Peterborough , Belfast , Stoke-on-Trent , Southport , Newcastle upon Tyne , Feltham , Dover , Londonderry County Borough , Hounslow , Feltham , Bootle , Harmondsworth , City of Westminster , Folkestone , Ashford , Gatwick , Newport , Newcastle

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

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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 Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

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1K reviews

1.0

Nov 26, 2021

A perpetual state of chaos

Eo asylum decision maker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The line of work is interesting, you can learn lots about global affairs, geography, current events, different cultures, and international conflicts etc.

Cons

The work culture is completely toxic. The Asylum Seekers are viewed upon as numbers by management, not people. Decision makers are encouraged to make the quickest decision, not the right decision. There is immense pressure to meet unachievable targets. Performance managers are hired as 'team leaders', solely to crack the whip, without any knowledge or experience of the asylum process. Mis-use of Performance Improvement Plans, which are used as a stick to beat the decision makers with. Work related mental health issues are rife in there, management know this but don't care. Bullying is rampant as the work environment encourages it. The union is privy to what is going on but deliberately do not act upon it, instead choosing to regurgitate management lines and reinforce the delusion that the target system is fair and all is well.

1.0

Feb 6, 2017

UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) The land that time forgot, Where the lights go out and the scarecrows come to life

Executive officer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Being able to put UK Visas & Immigration on your CV Some limited exposure to Human Rights ECHR litigation.

Cons

Working in Lunar House East Croydon (the building where dreams die) Horrible members of staff with bad attitudes Shocking lack of professionalism, A world where they use paper files and lose them so often, Immigration offenders remain in detention as a result and the Secretary of State gets litigated against for wrongful detention because of poorly motivated staff and hugely incompetent senior managers and ultimately tax payer’s money is wasted compensating people who should be removed from the UK. Blatant discrimination against disabled employees, such a poor culture of implementing the requirements of the Equality Act. A culture of bullying and harassment instigated by senior managers (SEO) if your face does not fit. Working with people who are so demoralised all they are waiting for is their pensions or death.

1.0

Sep 14, 2018

Terrible - harassment, bullying, victimisation and discrimination

Executive officer

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CEO approval

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Pros

- You'll make some really good friends with colleagues, most of whom are VERY passionate people who want to make a difference in society. - It's nice to put 'Home Office' on your CV - There are a vast amount of career opportunities

Cons

- Job mis-sold, 'Asylum Decision Maker' turns out to be a mediocre administrator doing menial tasks - Stats, stats, stats - Obsessed with hitting stats as opposed to delivering a quality service - Bullying and victimisation by senior managers to lower grade staff is commonplace - Good luck with receiving training to do your job - You won't get it! - Weeks and weeks to get your I.T. username, in the meantime you are stuck with menial tasks - If you think different from the status quo, good luck - because you'll need it when you're constantly having to justify yourself - They hate being challenged when you identify something wrong

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