61746 (2024). Francisco Hernandez to the Associate Minister of Education

Written Question

Published date: 07 Oct 2024

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	61746 (2024)
Question asked:	23 Sep 2024
Member asking:	Francisco Hernandez
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Education
Minister replying:	Hon David Seymour
Answer received:	02 Oct 2024
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_61746_2024
Document guid:	c2f8682e-591e-44a7-a3ac-7769a1c9538f

61746 (2024). Francisco Hernandez to the Associate Minister of Education: What work from home policies and other flexible working arrangements, if any, does the Minister have for their ministerial offices and how many employees have them?

Hon David Seymour: The Ministerial Services business group within the Department of Internal Affairs is responsible for employing all Ministerial office staff (except Portfolio Private Secretaries who are seconded by the respective government agencies). The Department has current guidance that supports the requirements of the organisation. Work from home and other flexible working arrangemeiderents are consd on a case-by-case basis and require agreement of the respective Manager or Senior Private Secretary.