Health Care Corporate Policy

Summary

The requester asked for the cost and employee coverage of the Manx Utilities Authority's annual corporate health care policy. The authority disclosed that the total cost for the financial year ending 2021 was approximately £74k and that the policy covers 41 staff members.

Key Facts

• The total cost of private healthcare for the financial year ending 2021 was circa £74k.
• The corporate policy covers 41 members of staff.
• The policy includes both staff who contribute to costs and those fully covered by the Authority.
• The request was received on 7 February 2022 and responded to on 21 February 2022.
• All requested information was provided without exemptions.

Data Disclosed

• £74k
• 41
• 2021
• 2022-02-07
• 2022-02-21
• 2244401
• 2143237

Original Request

Please let me know - 1. What is the the cost of the Authority's "annual corporate policy" for health care provided to its employees is; and 2. How many employees are covered by the policy? The Department's "annual corporate policy" is referred to in my Information request (ref: 2143237)

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Manx Utilities PO Box 177, Douglas Isle of Man, IM99 1PS

e: enquiries@manxutilities.im t: 01624 687687 www.manxutilities.im

Our ref: 2244401 21 February 2022

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 7 February 2022 and which states:

"Please let me know - 1. What is the [the] cost of the Authority's "annual corporate policy" for health care provided to its employees is; and 2. How many employees are covered by the policy? The Department's "annual corporate policy" is referred to in my Information request (ref: 2143237)"

Our response to your request is as follows: 1) Private Healthcare total costs for the financial year end 2021 was circa: £74k This policy includes both staff who pay to cover their healthcare policy costs and those where the costs are solely born by Manx Utilities under contractual terms of employment. 2) This corporate policy covers 41 members of staff.

Please quote the reference number 2244401 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.