Civil servants in Angela Rayner's department are launching a 'work to rule' protest after being told they cannot work from home.
Staff at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, which is headed by the Deputy Prime Minister, will begin the industrial action next week.
It follows a dispute over the closure of six offices, the scrapping of 'location-neutral' contracts, and the enforcement of 'rigid' office attendance policies.
Members of the Public and Commecial Services (PCS) union, which represents civil servants, will begin action short of a strike on Monday.
This will see MHCLG staff who are PCS members work to contract, remove goodwill, and refuse to comply with non-contractual policies and processes.
