Scots tax officials faced with moving house to protect customer data due to home-working
dailyrecord.co.uktax details safe. Almost all of Scotland’s 7800 HMRC staff are working from home due to the pandemic and a new pay deal includes home working post- Covid too.
But the rules mean many who check personal and business tax orders have to do it in private to protect customer data. And some tax officials have complained the policy has put a strain on their living arrangements and they have had to move home to comply with the rules.An insider said: “I worked in Cumbernauld but it is being shut.“The alternative is to work from the regional centre in Glasgow but it’s adding a lot of time and money on to my commute.“I’ve been working from home during the pandemic in the one-bedroom flat I share with my partner, who also works from home but in another.
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