Number of IOM Gov employees working from home.

Summary

The requester asked for the number of Isle of Man Government employees working from home as of May 2022. The Cabinet Office responded that this information is not held because statistics on remote work arrangements are not collated.

Key Facts

• The Cabinet Office does not hold statistics on the number of staff working from home.
• Remote work arrangements are agreed individually between managers and staff members.
• These arrangements can be regular, temporary, permanent, or ad hoc.
• The total number of IOM Government employees was previously stated as 8380 as of 31 March 2022.
• The request was closed on 6 June 2022 with an outcome of 'Information not held'.

Data Disclosed

• 8380
• 31st March 2022
• 20th May 2022
• 19 May 2022
• 6 June 2022
• 2458817

Original Request

During the Covid-19 pandemic some employees in the private and public sector worked from home instead of the usual work place or office. A FOI reply dated 20.4.22 from the Cabinet Office stated that there were 8380 persons employed by IOM Government as at 31st March 2022. How many of such employees continue to work from home either all or any part (e.g. 1 day) of the working week as at Friday 20th May 2022? Thank you.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Government Office Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3PN Telephone: (+44) 01624 686244 Website: www.gov.im/co

Our ref: 2458817 6 June 2022

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 19 May 2022 and which states:

"During the Covid-19 pandemic some employees in the private and public sector worked from home instead of the usual work place or office. A FOI reply dated 20.4.22 from the Cabinet Office stated that there were 8380 persons employed by IOM Government as at 31st March 2022. How many of such employees continue to work from home either all or any part (e.g. 1 day) of the working week as at Friday 20th May 2022? Thank you."

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Cabinet Office does not hold the information that you have requested.

Statistics on the number of members of staff working from home are not collated.
Such arrangements are agreed between managers and individual staff members and may be on a regular, temporary or permanent basis or ad hoc arrangements agreed at short notice.

Please quote the reference number 2458817 in any future communications.

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Yours sincerely