Staffing numbers

AuthorityIsle of Man Post Office
Date received2021-05-31
OutcomeAll information sent
Outcome date2021-06-22
Case ID1815101

Summary

The Isle of Man Post Office was requested to provide Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) staff numbers for the past five years. The authority confirmed that all information was released, detailing the specific FTE figures for each financial year from 2016/17 to 2020/21.

Key Facts

  • The request was received on 31 May 2021 and responded to on 22 June 2021.
  • FTE figures are calculated based on a 40-hour contractual work week.
  • The data includes part-time workers consolidated into full-time equivalents.
  • Staff numbers have generally decreased over the five-year period, dropping from 330.49 to 281.77.
  • The response references a previous FOI request (1810201) that contained the same data.

Data Disclosed

  • 281.77
  • 295.21
  • 318.07
  • 330.49
  • 318.98
  • Y/E 2020/21
  • Y/E 2019/20
  • Y/E 2018/19
  • Y/E 2017/18
  • Y/E 2016/17
  • 40 hour per week
  • 2021-05-31
  • 2021-06-22
  • 1815101
  • 1810201

Original Request

What are the FTE staff numbers for each of the past 5 years?

Data Tables (1)

Data Tables (reformatted)

Year End FTE Staff Numbers
Y/E 2020/21 281.77
Y/E 2019/20 295.21
Y/E 2018/19 318.07
Y/E 2017/18 330.49
Y/E 2016/17 318.98

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: 1815101 22 June 2021

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 31 May 2021 and which states:

"What are the FTE staff numbers for each of the past 5 years?"

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

Further to our response to FOI 1810201, which provided the number of staff employed using a full-time equivalent (FTE) calculation for the last 5 years. Our previous response answers your subsequent request above:

Y/E 2020/21 – 281.77 Y/E 2019/20 – 295.21 Y/E 2018/19 – 318.07 Y/E 2017/18 – 330.49 Y/E 2016/17 – 318.98

These figures are based upon a full time role being 40 hour per week, which is our contractual hours. These figures take into account changes, such as people being recruited or leaving during each financial year. The figures include part-time workers consolidated to the 40 hours per week, for example 3 part-time workers (contracted to undertake 20hrs, 25hrs and 30hrs per week) would be the FTE of 1.875.

Please quote the reference number 1815101 in any future communications.

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