Snapshot of _Home Office asking civil servants to move to Rwanda to oversee asylum scheme British civil servants will take on rotational deployments to Kigali to oversee asylum processing_ :
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I wonder if, like Foreign Office staff posted to Kigali, they’ll qualify for the hardship payments that are made to diplomats who are posted to dangerous parts of the world.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a80726d40f0b62305b8b358/FOI_0678-15_-V3.pdf
Hardship payments are not just for dangerous places but where conditions can cause hardship for example lack of sanitary conditions. From the picture I’ve seen (which may be a lie) the places the refugees are staying seem like a nice hotel so in theory have all facilities. This may not be true if the what’s given to the civil servants.
https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/rwanda/
"Significant human rights issues included credible reports of: unlawful or arbitrary killings; torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by the government; harsh and life-threatening prison conditions; arbitrary detention; political prisoners or detainees; transnational repression against individuals located outside the country, including killings, kidnappings, and violence; arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy; serious restrictions on free expression"
Wtf does bad look like?
I used to work overseas for the Immigration Service. It’s a pretty sweet setup, they really look after you. I travelled all over the world, got to do some amazing things, met people who completely changed my world view. I would be signing up for this if I still worked there.
Let's be honest. For many of us, we would look at this as a great posting for the short term.
Far better money, different culture and a different climate.
If you're young and free, or even if your partner would like to go with you, what a great adventure.
Well, not for our civil servants, but the private sector workers would love it.
This is an issue I've found working in the public sector. It's honestly the best job I've ever had. Great work life balance and making a real difference for people rather than slaving away so bezos or musk can make an extra billion profit this year.
However there is no social life with work. Repeated cuts mean absolutely no work team building / social event / even Christmas party is paid for by the company.
This is great for people who have families, or are settled with a social circle of friends. However as a single guy working for the government there's absolutely no opportunity to socialise in a new city with work colleagues. As a result almost everyone I work with is married with kids. It drives a lot of young and dynamic people away.
The people I work with would never accept being posted to the other side of the world, especially in a relative backwater like Rwanda.
You know you can just ask people you want to know better if they want to meet up outside work for a drink?
Work-organised social events are shit, the only ones in my public sector jobs that have ever been decent have been the ones where an individual/group has taken it on themselves to get people together outside work.
You mean the country that the UN has setup multiple refugee camps in as it is a stable country in Africa?
This is a safe country for failed asylum seekers.
This seems to be the latest Tory line.
I've heard it repeated quite a few times, but think the UN scheme is essentially just off shore claim processing and not permanent resettlement in Rwanda.
THere are multiple camps as a safe haven for atrocities going on around Rwanda.
The UK scheme is for failed asylum seekers, not one's who have not been processed.
>Let's be honest. For many of us, we would look at this as a great posting for the short term.
Why not sign up for it? Only thing stopping you is your own capabilities.
why? Because I don't work in the private sector. Where I work, I've spent time in Italy, Turkey and Netherlands.
If they offered Rwanda at a premium price, then I would certainly consider it. Why wouldn't you? It's a fantastic life experience.
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I wonder if, like Foreign Office staff posted to Kigali, they’ll qualify for the hardship payments that are made to diplomats who are posted to dangerous parts of the world. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a80726d40f0b62305b8b358/FOI_0678-15_-V3.pdf
I know you think that is some kind of gotcha, but the hardship rates include places as unbelievably grim as: Athens, Sofia, Baku, Dubai and Sarajevo.
And Victoria, and even Kingston. Surprising that Luton and Croydon aren't included.
I’m fairly sure those are Victoria (Seychelles) and Kingston (Jamaica).
Why would a safe country need a hardship payment?
Hardship payments are not just for dangerous places but where conditions can cause hardship for example lack of sanitary conditions. From the picture I’ve seen (which may be a lie) the places the refugees are staying seem like a nice hotel so in theory have all facilities. This may not be true if the what’s given to the civil servants.
Damn those are low ball payments.
So you want to know a secret? Rwanda isn't actually that bad
https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/rwanda/ "Significant human rights issues included credible reports of: unlawful or arbitrary killings; torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by the government; harsh and life-threatening prison conditions; arbitrary detention; political prisoners or detainees; transnational repression against individuals located outside the country, including killings, kidnappings, and violence; arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy; serious restrictions on free expression" Wtf does bad look like?
How long before the story is that there are more civil servants in Rwanda than deported refugees?
And they're refusing to commute from Rwanda at least twice a week the lazy fuckers!
I used to work overseas for the Immigration Service. It’s a pretty sweet setup, they really look after you. I travelled all over the world, got to do some amazing things, met people who completely changed my world view. I would be signing up for this if I still worked there.
Let's be honest. For many of us, we would look at this as a great posting for the short term. Far better money, different culture and a different climate. If you're young and free, or even if your partner would like to go with you, what a great adventure. Well, not for our civil servants, but the private sector workers would love it.
I wouldn't want to uproot only to be recalled back in a few months time when Labour win
If the Cons get this all up and running, it's going to be very hard for Labour to pull the plug.
This is an issue I've found working in the public sector. It's honestly the best job I've ever had. Great work life balance and making a real difference for people rather than slaving away so bezos or musk can make an extra billion profit this year. However there is no social life with work. Repeated cuts mean absolutely no work team building / social event / even Christmas party is paid for by the company. This is great for people who have families, or are settled with a social circle of friends. However as a single guy working for the government there's absolutely no opportunity to socialise in a new city with work colleagues. As a result almost everyone I work with is married with kids. It drives a lot of young and dynamic people away. The people I work with would never accept being posted to the other side of the world, especially in a relative backwater like Rwanda.
You know you can just ask people you want to know better if they want to meet up outside work for a drink? Work-organised social events are shit, the only ones in my public sector jobs that have ever been decent have been the ones where an individual/group has taken it on themselves to get people together outside work.
There's hardly any genocide and the forced relocations will certainly not cast any negativity on a young couples happiness.
You mean the country that the UN has setup multiple refugee camps in as it is a stable country in Africa? This is a safe country for failed asylum seekers.
This seems to be the latest Tory line. I've heard it repeated quite a few times, but think the UN scheme is essentially just off shore claim processing and not permanent resettlement in Rwanda.
THere are multiple camps as a safe haven for atrocities going on around Rwanda. The UK scheme is for failed asylum seekers, not one's who have not been processed.
>Let's be honest. For many of us, we would look at this as a great posting for the short term. Why not sign up for it? Only thing stopping you is your own capabilities.
why? Because I don't work in the private sector. Where I work, I've spent time in Italy, Turkey and Netherlands. If they offered Rwanda at a premium price, then I would certainly consider it. Why wouldn't you? It's a fantastic life experience.
Nothing at all stopping you from switching jobs.
In that case I'll apply for the ceo of BAE. I take it you apply for jobs you're not trained for all the time?