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Good morning Chuck,

Thank you for your email to Hon Chris Hipkins, Minister for the Public Service.

I have transferred your request to the Public Service Commission, as the information to which your request relates is more closely connected with the functions of Public Service Commission. In these circumstances, I am required by section 14 of the Official Information Act 1982 to transfer your request.

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Thanks

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Christina Connolly | Private Secretary| Office of the Minister for the Public Service, Hon Chris Hipkins
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-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Schooner [mailto:[FOI #19133 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 14 April 2022 8:14 AM
To: C Hipkins (MIN) <[Chris Hipkins request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Statement on Newstalk ZB - 14 April 2022

Dear Chris Hipkins,

This morning you were on Mike Hosking and you mentioned that

"The guidance has now gone out to government departments that we do expect to see workers back in the CBD".

Please provide any and all correspondence, emails, directives, guidance to government agencies in relation to workers going back into their brand new offices, multi million dollar fit-outs that have all been empty whilst our public servants have had a two year holiday. Not that the productivity will change but at least get them back in the office for their glorified benefit to support the productive side of the economy that pays their wages.

Please include in the correspondence above

- What does the guidance look like - 80, 90 or 100% of staff in office?
- Number of days workers are required to be in office
- How many agencies have pushed back if any - what emails came back pushing back
- Who sent the directive out?
- I want to see the formal directive sent to the individual agencies and their responses if any

Yours faithfully,
Chuck

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Dear Chuck

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your OIA request below, which has
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Office of the Minister for the Public Service.

 

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-----Original Message-----

From: Chuck Schooner
[[8]mailto:[FOI #19133 email]]

Sent: Thursday, 14 April 2022 8:14 AM

To: C Hipkins (MIN) <[9][Chris Hipkins request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Statement on Newstalk ZB - 14
April 2022

 

Dear Chris Hipkins,

 

This morning you were on Mike Hosking and you mentioned that

 

"The guidance has now gone out to government departments that we do expect
to see workers back in the CBD".

 

Please provide any and all correspondence, emails, directives, guidance to
government agencies in relation to workers going back into their brand new
offices, multi million dollar fit-outs that have all been empty whilst our
public servants have had a two year holiday.  Not that the productivity
will change but at least get them back in the office for their glorified
benefit to support the productive side of the economy that pays their
wages.

 

Please include in the correspondence above

 

- What does the guidance look like - 80, 90 or 100% of staff in office?

- Number of days workers are required to be in office

- How many agencies have pushed back if any - what emails came back
pushing back

- Who sent the directive out?

- I want to see the formal directive sent to the individual agencies and
their responses if any

 

Yours faithfully,

Chuck

 

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Dear Chuck

 

Please find attached our response to your below OIA request which was
transferred to Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission from the Office
of the Minister for the Public Service.

 

Kind regards

 

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-----Original Message-----

From: Chuck Schooner
[[8]mailto:[FOI #19133 email]]

Sent: Thursday, 14 April 2022 8:14 AM

To: C Hipkins (MIN) <[9][Chris Hipkins request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Statement on Newstalk ZB - 14
April 2022

 

Dear Chris Hipkins,

 

This morning you were on Mike Hosking and you mentioned that

 

"The guidance has now gone out to government departments that we do expect
to see workers back in the CBD".

 

Please provide any and all correspondence, emails, directives, guidance to
government agencies in relation to workers going back into their brand new
offices, multi million dollar fit-outs that have all been empty whilst our
public servants have had a two year holiday.  Not that the productivity
will change but at least get them back in the office for their glorified
benefit to support the productive side of the economy that pays their
wages.

 

Please include in the correspondence above

 

- What does the guidance look like - 80, 90 or 100% of staff in office?

- Number of days workers are required to be in office

- How many agencies have pushed back if any - what emails came back
pushing back

- Who sent the directive out?

- I want to see the formal directive sent to the individual agencies and
their responses if any

 

Yours faithfully,

Chuck

 

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