Staff at the Office for National Statistics ( ONS ) have been continuing to work from home after refusing to spend at least 40 per cent of their time in the office.
Hundreds of civil servants at the UK's official statistics body have voted for all-out strikes in a dispute over being told to attend the office two days a week.
The PCS said, before a new policy was introduced earlier this year, ONS staff had maximum flexibility to choose how much of their working time to spend in the office and how much to spend at home. The union's general secretary Fran Heathcote said: 'Up until now our members have been taking action short of a strike but today they've voted to escalate this, which could involve an all-out strike.
The ONS has its headquarters in Newport, south Wales, with offices in London, Titchfield, Darlington, Manchester and Edinburgh.Current civil service guidance says most civil servants should spend at least 60 per cent of their time in the office. This included leaving notes on empty desks across Government departments saying: 'Sorry you were out when I visited. I look forward to seeing you in the office very soon.'
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