HO Interview for Complex Tax and Evasion Investigator

I have a quick question.
Is there a dress code?
1. During the training period and
2. When the individuals start doing the work, after the training period?
what I am trying to find out is are staff expected to wear a shirt and ties? a formal look?
or can you dress as you please?

Apologies for late response,

In Wales everything’s WFH at the moment, but otherwise there is no dress code unless you are going out and meeting customers which you wouldn’t be doing any time soon.

Majority of training is currently online and even the teams meetings we never have our cameras on so dress as you please.
Once you hit the 9 week mark it’s a lot of self learning and organising your own time with very little meetings. Depending on your routeway, you’ll get your first live cases around the 12 week mark but still no sign of going to meet customers so wouldn’t be concerned about what to wear for a long while

Are the still interviewing for this role?

Hi I was interviewed late December and had an offer by end of January with a start date of 21st March.

Congrats! Where will you be based?

Hi all, is anyone who has started the training for this vacancy able to give an update on how the training is progressing? Thanks in advance!

Where does one begin? Suffice to say it is a well structured timetable training programme.
The training is all e-learning. You will be told the course and where to find it. Some of the courses you have to reach a certain level encore moving on.
Each individual has different views on the structure of the course. Not much room to consolidate what you have learned, in the time allotted.
At the moment I am doing case studies.
I think it is best to go with an open mind, as we are all different. some like the pace some see it as demanding.

Thanks for this. Do you go into the office or is it work from home?

Thanks for this. Do you go into the office or is it work from home?

I started in January, it has even been working from home. But from 1st of March we are all back in the office. ( we have online team meeetings and catch up)
The Union have negotiated, which has been accepted by HMRC a hybrid working format an entitlement to working form home 40% of the working week for those that want it. So I am back to work 3 days a week.
I will be in the office for an " induction" tomorrow to gain information about the building and procedures and tour. Besides the teams have never met face to face.
From my perspective I think the set up is well organised. Plenty of information to digest though, your ability to cope with large amount of written information is crucial to your success. In my team you have youngsters that have studied to masters level, and older folk who haven't. Everyone brings in their own unique skill set. I guess that is what HMRC are looking for.

Where does one begin? Suffice to say it is a well structured timetable training programme.
The training is all e-learning. You will be told the course and where to find it. Some of the courses you have to reach a certain level encore moving on.
Each individual has different views on the structure of the course. Not much room to consolidate what you have learned, in the time allotted.
At the moment I am doing case studies.
I think it is best to go with an open mind, as we are all different. some like the pace some see it as demanding.

Thanks for response! Can I ask if it is the Investigator role you are training for? Just read a few earlier postings which state some are getting other Compliance

Do you know where we could be placed? I.E which tax heads could we end up in compared to the generic caseworkers? Is it the same or would it be different