HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) welcome applications from eligible candidates of all ages. Should your application be successful, they will require your date of birth for administrative purposes. This information is used only by administrators and is not available to anyone involved in the actual selection process.
There are statutory entitlements to time off for ante-natal care, preparing for childbirth, for recovering and caring for your baby and the departments arrangements are based on those entitlements.
Partners, including same sex partners, are entitled to two weeks paid paternity leave.
HMRC also have a scheme, open to both men and women, which allows you to take up to five years unpaid special leave to care of someone close to you.
HMRC understand that many people may not have any previous work experience or may be unemployed so their selection processes makes sure that they look for evidence of skills which could have been gained anywhere.
Your political views will not affect the success of your application, but once you join HMRC you will be subject to certain restrictions on national and local political activities. These include standing as a candidate in a parliamentary election, canvassing on behalf of candidates and expressing views on matters of political controversy in public speeches or publications.
HMRC don't have a formal dress code but smart and casual is quite acceptable. When meeting the public you are representing HMRC and should dress accordingly.
Yes. There are opportunities for loans to other Government departments and secondments outside the UK Civil Service and overseas. These are advertised internally but any application must be supported by the business area you work in.
If you have pension benefits in the scheme of a former employer or in a personal/stakeholder pension plan (but not AVC (Additional Voluntary Contribution Schemes) plans) you may be able to transfer them into the Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS).
The transfer value will buy a credit of reckonable service or pension credit in the CSPS. The scheme has discretion to refuse a transfer if it is deemed to be insufficient to cover the cost of your guaranteed minimum pension, if the transferring scheme is unable to comply with CSPS requirements or if you do not make your application within the relevant time limit. You can get further information from the Civil Service Pensions website (Opens new window).
Civil Service Commissioners Code Complaints - HMRC recruitment processes are underpinned by the principle of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Recruitment Principles (Opens new window). If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Code and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact the Recruitment Delivery Team via email in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Office of the Civil Service Commissioners. Please ensure that any emails include the subject 'Commissioners Complaints' in the title.
