# Civil servants threaten to strike over demands they get back to the office

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/civil-servants-threaten-to-strike-over-demands-they-get-back-to-the-office/
- Published: 2026-11-06T18:09:09+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T18:19:23+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16272561/Civil-servants-threaten-strike-demands-office.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Elections, Politics, UK, World

## Key points

- PCS members will vote on possible strike action.
- Core staff face a two-day-a-week office requirement.
- The ballot also covers several Scottish public bodies.

## Summary

The Scottish Government plans to require its core civil servants to work in the office for at least 40 per cent of the week from Monday, prompting the PCS union to ballot members on possible strike action. The dispute matters because it puts the future of hybrid working and the government’s approach to managing its workforce at issue.

The ballot will run until 14 December and includes staff at Social Security Scotland, Community Justice Scotland, Transport Scotland and Disclosure Scotland, as well as core government employees. The 40 per cent target, equivalent to two days a week for full-time staff, had been requested since October 2025; senior civil servants face a 60 per cent requirement. PCS says the government has not justified the target and objects to potential disciplinary action, while Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser has urged ministers to proceed with bringing staff back into taxpayer-funded offices.

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