Workers vouchers

Summary

The requester asked why the Isle of Man Post Office stopped issuing worker vouchers in 2017. The authority disclosed that the Board decided to withhold discretionary Christmas vouchers due to a forecast financial loss for that year.

Key Facts

• The Board of Isle of Man Post Office met in September 2017 to discuss the voucher policy.
• The business was forecast to make a loss in 2017, described as a difficult financial year.
• The Board agreed it was inappropriate to provide discretionary Christmas vouchers under these circumstances.
• The request was received on 27 November 2019 and responded to on 6 December 2019.
• All information requested was released with no exemptions applied.

Data Disclosed

• 2017
• September 2017
• 27 November 2019
• 6 December 2019
• 1074761

Original Request

why in 2017 did IOM post office stop vouchers for workers?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Postal Headquarters Spring Valley Industrial Estate Douglas Isle of Man, 1M2 IAA

Switchboard: +44 (0)1624 698400 Telephone: +44 (0)1624 698402 Fax: +44 (0)1624 698406 Email: foi@iompost.com Web: www.iompost.com

Our ref: 1074761 6 December 2019

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 27 November 2019 and which states:

"why in 2017 did IOM post office stop vouchers for workers?"

Our response to your request is as follows: I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

At their meeting in September 2017, the Board of Isle of Man Post Office agreed that in a difficult year financially, with the business forecast to make a loss, it would be inappropriate for discretionary Christmas Vouchers to be provided.

Please quote the reference number 1074761 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely