Department for Work and Pensions: Working Hours
(asked on 13th September 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the contracted hours are for the highest paid member of staff in her Department.
This question was answered on 9th October 2018
The highest paid member of staff at the Department for Work and Pensions is contracted to work 42 hours weekly. The standard departmental contract states that all Senior Civil Servants are subject to a minimum of 42 hours, including daily lunch breaks of 1 hour. Senior Civil Servants are also required to work any additional hours that may be reasonable and necessary for efficient performance of one’s duties.