Projected FTE head count?

Summary

The requester asked for projected Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) staff numbers for the Isle of Man Post Office over the next five years or until 2023/24. The authority responded that the information is not held because future workforce strategies are considered commercially confidential.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 2021-05-26 and responded to on 2021-06-22.
• The Isle of Man Post Office stated it does not hold the requested projected FTE data.
• The refusal is based on the commercial confidentiality of future workforce strategies.
• The requester was informed of their right to an internal review and subsequent appeal to the Information Commissioner.
• The case reference number is 1810301.

Data Disclosed

• 2021-05-26
• 2021-06-22
• 2023/24
• 1810301
• 5 years

Exemptions Cited

• Commercially confidential

Original Request

What are the anticipated FTE staff numbers over the next 5 years? Or at least up to 2023/24 when the IOMPO believes it will return to profit.

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: 1810301 22 June 2021

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 26 May 2021 and which states:

"What are the anticipated FTE staff numbers over the next 5 years? Or at least up to 2023/24 when the IOMPO believes it will return to profit."

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the public authority does not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find the information that you have requested. The reasons for this are that our strategies may introduce changes to our workforce in the future affecting FTE staff numbers, however these are commercially confidential.

Please quote the reference number 1810301 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely

FOI Co-ordinator