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Peter Schofield
199 Ratings
Pros
"Friendly workplace and flexi time allows for a great work/life balance" (in 81 reviews)
"Flexible working hours are a bonus" (in 71 reviews)
Cons
"Poor senior management and decision makers" (in 31 reviews)
"The UK government starves the DWP of the funding needed to provide an effective and timely safety net for people in dire need" (in 25 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
- Current Employee★★★★★
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Very good at what they do
Cons
Nothing everything is very good with them.
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Great team, plenty of scope for learning and improvement, flexible working patterns, good wage, recognised for hard work, feeling good for helping people out who needed help in a variety of situations. Plenty of support available for employees placed in distressing situations with customers.
Cons
Constantly changing rules, A LOT of red tape, unnecessary paperwork/admin work. Some situations can be very distressing for both customers and employees so you need to be prepared for it.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Brilliant place to be with an excellent team
Cons
Sometimes changes can take time
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Good to work for, flexi time, Good pay and training
Cons
Fixed term contracts are not ideal, but are a civil service standard
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Competitive salary Flexible working (sometimes) Pension Work Opportunities
Cons
Diversity and Inclusion Management and Leadership Training Commutation
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
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Good pension, fair policies, good management (from my business area cannot comment on all)
Cons
HR is outsourced with SSCL
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Flexi, easy work. Good leave
Cons
Poor pay. Lots of change
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Good salary, balanced work and home life
Cons
long hours, tedious work sometimes, varied
- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
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Good work life balance. Interestibg policy areas. Supportive colleagues
Cons
Very bureaucratic. poor remunerated compared to private sector
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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great job working here. apply
Cons
repetitive work but isn't all life
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