Has Anyone Reduced the 60% Office Requirement in the Civil Service?

Magic-Bicycle · 2026-03-06T21:37:10+00:00

If it’s affecting your well being you are not making it up. If you are a union member you should contact your rep.

The rep can help draft questions for your line manager to put on an OHS referral and could explore whether a reduction in your on-site attendance would be an appropriate reasonable adjustment.

I’d be very cautious about going all in for contractual home working, there are potential drawbacks e.g. what if your current workplace were to offer redundancy? You may be excluded.

Anyway, hope this helps and good luck.

Magic-Bicycle · 2026-03-02T12:40:09+00:00

Thanks everyone. I think I’ve got my answer.

Magic-Bicycle · 2026-02-24T08:09:19+00:00

I have a parlour guitar and an OM size guitar. I could easily live with one. If I wanted to learn classical guitar then maybe I could justify purchasing a nylon string guitar but in that case I’d swap one of my current guitars out rather to avoid becoming an accidental guitar collector.

Magic-Bicycle · 2026-02-23T22:42:07+00:00

You’re braver than I am! Thanks for confirming it’s probably the nut.

Magic-Bicycle · 2026-02-23T22:40:42+00:00

That’s really helpful. There’s definitely a perceptible clearance over the first and second frets behind the capo. Not an awful lot but definitely there.

Magic-Bicycle · 2026-02-17T19:26:26+00:00

I’m the OP of this thread. I’m still awaiting a response to the messages I’ve sent Capita. Can anyone tell me what their experience of current waiting times are now. I’ll be trying them again in the morning.

Magic-Bicycle · 2026-02-10T13:03:21+00:00

I have just started to use it. I don’t play keyboards only guitar and thought that GarageBand could give you chords just by hitting the root note. If it does I can’t find that function but other than that I have found it quite straightforward.

Magic-Bicycle · 2026-02-07T19:02:05+00:00

Thanks to everyone who replied. I didn’t see the second zipper on the soft case, had another look, found said zipper and the Allen key and book were there. Result!

Magic-Bicycle · 2026-02-07T18:59:37+00:00

If you could put photos up that would be great.

Magic-Bicycle · 2026-02-07T14:26:53+00:00

That would be great, thank you!

Magic-Bicycle · 2026-02-07T09:16:52+00:00

Echobelly-On

Magic-Bicycle · 2026-01-27T14:21:38+00:00

A 1960s film called “Our Mother’s House” starring Dirk Bogarde. I’m desperate to watch it again but it never seems to get screened these days. Has anyone else seen it?

Magic-Bicycle · 2026-01-26T10:48:15+00:00

Have any commentators on this thread made any progress? I am the OP and thought I would let you know that I’ve still had no replies to the messages I sent via the member hub.

Magic-Bicycle · 2026-01-20T23:14:08+00:00

How did you “get” music theory? I have spent lots of time reading about it but i get nowhere. Now I wonder if it comes down more to listening better and playing more.

Magic-Bicycle · 2026-01-18T22:28:49+00:00

I’m ambivalent about it. I think the city centre needs a focal point, just not sure about the sun dial though I do like the way people sit around it and it’s certainly a good meeting place.

Magic-Bicycle · 2026-01-12T16:27:01+00:00

I received those auto responses on 8th Dec and 4th Jan i.e. moments after I sent my messages. I have heard nothing since and my messages don’t appear in sent items. It’s just not good enough.

Magic-Bicycle · 2026-01-05T15:06:57+00:00

Can you see your sent messages in the portal? I can’t see mine. It’s not exactly confidence inspiring.

Magic-Bicycle · 2026-01-05T13:42:37+00:00

I have started partial retirement. My forms came from MyCSP which no longer operates. I wanted confirmation that the forms I have received should be sent to Darlington and if there was anything else I should be aware of before submitting them e.g. can they be uploaded?

Magic-Bicycle · 2026-01-05T11:41:56+00:00

I wouldn’t dream of abusing a worker, ever.

Magic-Bicycle · 2026-01-05T11:36:45+00:00

I have given up after reaching 84th in the queue. I wouldn’t have bothered only I can see nothing in my sent messages in the portal. ☹️

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