HMRC O/HO New recruits 2015 (after TSP applications)

When does flexi time start for all new teainees? Ive been told to expect 10-6 yntil my training is finished so just wondered if thats the same for all new trainees and how long is the training for?
I am slightly gutted as i was expecting to be on flexi prety much from tthe begining

I am meant to start in Jan 2015 and had my formal offer in early October. However so far I have not heard from my new manager. I am not sure how early you get can contacted before the joining date. Any ideas any one?

I've been in CI for almost a month now. If you want to strictly do tax then you should either not take this role, or join and transfer departments later, because you won't do much tax here. It is focusing on prosecuting the criminals, e.g. investigating for evidence that can be used in court. The cases get passed on to us from Local Compliance, who do the inspection work.

Training is about learning the criminal legal system and investigation techniques. Have not worked late at all so far (since there is a few months of training to do before you are given actual work) and they are very flexible with times worked.

Pretty deceiving and non-transparent way of recruiting these O roles as they were all advertised to us as "Tax Professional" roles, yet barely any tax modules, if any, are undertaken in this department. Unfortunately for me, I was disappointed to find out the hard way, so if you have any more questions, feel free to ask.

It's been a few weeks in CI now and it's been quite dull since my security clearance hasn't come through (so can't shadow anyone) and the training starts in January.

However, they have made it abundantly clear that the role is investigating-oriented (obviously) with a strong focus on apprehending perpetrators, interviewing them, gathering evidence and building-up a case for the CPS to take forward.

In light of that, I raised my concerns to the HR if I could work in a more tax-related role and they have found an opportunity in the Customs and International Trade team, who deal with the compliance of businesses importing goods from non-EU countries and paying the correct duty/VAT on those goods.

So, my job would be to check if goods have been correctly classified and calculate if the right amount of duty has been paid on them. If not, then calculate the loss and refer the case to CI to take it forward. So this role also has a strong focus on evasion/investigation.

I am quite confused about the whole situation and not been able to come to a decision yet.

HEY! I am in the exact same boat as you,not very happy with the CI role as it is not very tax related. Have HR made you the offer to move to a different department? The role you just described sound more tax related i guess then working in CI. Its been so dull since iv been here and as there is nothing for me to do other than elearning for the next 2 months till i go away for training i have just been sittin around in the office everyday, i bet my colleagues are all thinking im a lazy cow! Im hoping after training once i get intot the role it will get a little bettwr

I've been working in CI for a few weeks now. You are right it is not like any of the other department. Due the nature of the work we are prohibited from discussing externally what we do here. However, i will say that this work is not for everyone. I for one was very surprised at what was expected of us in terms of working hours and responsibilities. Despite this, so far everyone i have met appears to really love their work and they all believe that CI is the best department to work in within HMRC.

P.S you may find a few pleasant surprises on your first day (Compensation, equipment and benefits)

hey guys, i've recently applied for CSR/2066/15 - Tax Professional and Operational Delivery Higher Officer and Officer Caseworker i was give a pre offer subject to security checks. i had an emails this week saying i failed the checks as i didnt meet the minimum qualification criteria. It asked for 5 GCSE's and i have 13 so i know i met the criteria but could not find my GCSE results when i went to the interview. does anyone have a contact number i can call to chase this up as my school have said they can write out a letter of results and sign it for me as proof of results.

Any help would be appreciated

Hi. First time on TSR and i need to ask a question. Does anyone know if you can apply for other roles whilst in the probation period? I failed my MCQ on appeals today and feel pretty disappointed with myself. And does anyone know what "level entry" means? I'm disappointed and clearly quite thick today.

No you have to pass probation first. Level entry means you are already the same grade as the job you're applying for.

Thanks for the reply. What about applying for external civil service roles that aren't HO as I am HO?