employees working from home

Summary

The requester asked for statistics on employees working from home between December 2022 and December 2023, but the Department of Infrastructure disclosed that it does not hold records for ad hoc arrangements, only noting one formal case.

Key Facts

• Working from home is typically arranged ad hoc between employees and line managers without central records.
• Only one employee had a formal working from home arrangement during the requested period.
• The Department of Infrastructure does not hold data on the total number of days spent working from home.
• The Office of Human Resources may hold the full employee count for the period.
• The request was partially fulfilled with available staff numbers but denied for specific WFH statistics.

Data Disclosed

• December 2022 to December 2023
• 34 office staff
• 120 drivers
• 128 employees
• one and half days per week
• 23 July 2024
• 2 August 2024
• 3997823

Exemptions Cited

• Information not held or cannot be found after taking reasonable steps

Original Request

Please provide the actual numbers or the annual percentage year on year December 2022 to December 2023 of employees that either worked from home or worked part time from home. If possible provide the overall number of employees in the period, and the overall number of days which were spent working from home.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

Contact: FOI Response Team Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: dpo-doi@gov.im

Our ref: 3997823 2 August 2024

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 23 July 2024, which states:

"Please provide the actual numbers or the annual percentage year on year December 2022 to December 2023 of employees that either worked from home or worked part time from home. If possible provide the overall number of employees in the period, and the overall number of days which were spent working from home."

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Department of Infrastructure does not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find some of the information that you have requested.

Typically, working from home (WFH) is done on an ad hoc basis and is not a formal arrangement. This is organised by employees with their line manager which we do not hold records on. However, one employee had formal arrangements for WFH during the requested period and spent one and half days per week doing so.

In relation to employee figures for this period, Transport had 34 office staff who could WFH on an ad hoc basis and 120 drivers that are not able to do so. Facilities management had 128 employees during this period.

The Office of Human Resources may be able to provide the full employee count for the period you have requested.

Please quote the reference number 3997823 in any future communications.

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