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Ministry of Justice is a Government department. They're responsible for the courts system and the enforcement of criminal law.

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Ministry of Justice job reviews

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  • Best thing

    WORKING FOR THE GOVERNMENT.

    Worst thing

    Lack of communication between departments.
    Managers don't listen to staff who actually do the job to make my job easier.
    Fear for my safety, risk from danger from service users

    3.0

    Receptionist administrator at Ministry of Justice, September 2024

  • Best thing

    Every day is different

    Worst thing

    Not knowing when I will finish

    6.9

    Probation service officer at Ministry of Justice, July 2024

  • Best thing

    Pension

    Worst thing

    Pay and volume of work

    7.1

    Admin officer at Ministry of Justice, May 2024

  • Best thing

    I am able to start late, can work from home

    Worst thing

    Managers seems absent, stressed

    6.2

    Admin officer at Ministry of Justice, April 2024

  • Best thing

    Flexi, part-time

    Worst thing

    Stress, impossible demands

    5.0

    Employee at Ministry of Justice, March 2024

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  • Best thing

    Flexibility and variety

    Worst thing

    Stress and under payment

    4.3

    Probation service officer at Ministry of Justice, December 2023

  • Best thing

    Delivering justice

    Worst thing

    People, bad pay, over worked lack of support

    2.1

    Admin officer at Ministry of Justice, December 2023

  • Best thing

    Flexible working

    Worst thing

    Some managers are small-minded and intransigent when asked for training on higher-graded tasks.

    3.9

    Admin assistant at Ministry of Justice, October 2023

  • Best thing

    Helping / supporting people

    Worst thing

    The stress & poor pay

    4.1

    Probation service officer at Ministry of Justice, September 2023

  • Best thing

    Location

    Worst thing

    Other staff and managers

    3.0

    Administration officer at Ministry of Justice, September 2023

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  • Best thing

    Can take leave whenever I want

    Worst thing

    Nobody covers my role when I’m on leave so I return to the work that accumulated while I was off

    6.2

    Administrator specialist at Ministry of Justice, July 2023

  • Best thing

    Going home at the end of the day

    Worst thing

    The government has ruined HMPPS

    5.0

    Prison offender manager at Ministry of Justice, July 2023

  • Best thing

    The people and the job role

    Worst thing

    Some of the people I have to deal with

    9.3

    Personal assistant at Ministry of Justice, April 2023

  • Best thing

    The hours and the time off

    Worst thing

    Staff it's a very TOXIC environment there's bullying on a daily basis no help and 0 training

    4.5

    OSG at Ministry of Justice, March 2023

  • Best thing

    Flexi time working from home

    Worst thing

    Hybrid pattern

    9.4

    Finance administrator at Ministry of Justice, January 2023

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  • Best thing

    The help that we do

    Worst thing

    Poor management

    4.1

    Administrator at Ministry of Justice, May 2022

  • Best thing

    The variety of jobs you have to do.

    Worst thing

    Management

    3.2

    Admin officer at Ministry of Justice, May 2022

  • Best thing

    Flexible working arrangements

    Worst thing

    Very out of touch with how working life in an office environment should be

    9.1

    Team leader at Ministry of Justice, May 2022

  • Best thing

    My colleagues, the work and helping people

    Worst thing

    Constant pressure to work faster, inadequate training, no payslips, being told by management "if you don't like it you can work somewhere else"

    1.7

    Admin at Ministry of Justice, October 2021

  • Best thing

    Working with prisoners

    Worst thing

    Still working in the dark ages

    2.5

    Administrator at Ministry of Justice, October 2021

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  • Best thing

    Local, good work mates.

    Worst thing

    Unskilled management

    7.0

    Contractor escort at Ministry of Justice, August 2021

  • Best thing

    People I work with

    Worst thing

    Stress levels

    8.4

    Supervising officer at Ministry of Justice, August 2021

  • Best thing

    Comradeship, changing lives and protecting the public

    Worst thing

    Challenging, often dangerous

    9.1

    Prison officer at Ministry of Justice, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Annual leave

    Worst thing

    No sick pay or increases

    8.2

    Employee at Ministry of Justice, July 2021

  • Best thing

    Having a prisober listen and act on your advice and guidance.

    Worst thing

    The abuse from prisoners and managers not caring about it.

    2.4

    Prison officer at Ministry of Justice, April 2021

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  • Best thing

    It’s not challenging

    Worst thing

    The pay

    9.0

    Employee at Ministry of Justice, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Flexible times

    Worst thing

    Don’t like part time

    3.3

    Administration officer at Ministry of Justice, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Flexible hours, ability to manage own work load and work from home days

    Worst thing

    A lot of telephony and those at the bottom of the ladder appear to be expected to do the most

    9.8

    General case manager at Ministry of Justice, March 2021

  • Best thing

    Type of work

    Worst thing

    Bad Management

    6.4

    Admin officer at Ministry of Justice, February 2021

  • Best thing

    Pay and time off

    Worst thing

    Don't feel like I am doing a worthwhile job
    No information passed on
    Ignorant senior management

    5.5

    Chef supervisor at Ministry of Justice, February 2021

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  • Best thing

    Flexi hours

    Worst thing

    Lack of communication.. POA

    5.5

    Administrator at Ministry of Justice, January 2021

  • Best thing

    To be able to help others

    Worst thing

    Poor management

    1.1

    Administrator at Ministry of Justice, January 2021

  • Best thing

    Security in these uncertain times

    Worst thing

    Violence and injustice

    9.9

    Prison officer at Ministry of Justice, November 2020

  • Worst thing

    Long days and late finishes

    5.5

    Prisoner custody officer at Ministry of Justice, July 2020