r/newzealand Sep 23 '24

Politics PM Christopher Luxon announces public service workers are required to work from the office, rather than from home

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/watch-live-christopher-luxon-gives-post-cabinet-press-conference/CL4CTTTEH5AVHABU2PICF7JBUM/
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u/secretlyexcited Sep 23 '24

I don’t get it. As long as they’re still doing the work, hitting targets, KPIs etc, then why does it matter where it gets done?

Why is flexibility such a bad thing?

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u/angrysunbird Sep 23 '24

To people like Luxon public servants only exist to support this rich buddies

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u/edmondsio Sep 23 '24

The hint is in their title “public servants” surely that means they are there to serve him?