The Government's ordering public servants back to the office, with a crackdown on working from home.

Public Service Minister Nicola Willis has outlined new expectations for agency bosses to make flexible working an agreement, not an entitlement.

She says there are performance downsides to such arrangements - and impacts on local businesses.

Public Service Association national secretary Duane Leo says the Government's blaming public servants for a problem of its own making.

"If the Government really cared about the Wellington economy, why did they sack thousands of public servants this year? That's one of the issues that the Wellington economy is struggling with at the moment."

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