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    • FOI request (FOIR-253358574)

      Staff furlough and redundancies

      Requested Thu 24 September 2020
      Responded Fri 06 November 2020


      I’m requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding staff employment at the Council.

      Between 1 March to 20 September 2020, how many staff have been furloughed from the Council?

      Which departments and teams did these staff work in? Please be as specific as possible. If possible, I would like a breakdown of how many staff were furloughed in each department/team.

      How many of these staff are now back at work full-time?

      In the same time period, how many staff members has the Council made redundant?

      Which departments and teams did these staff work in? Please be as specific as possible. If possible, I would like a breakdown of how many staff were furloughed in each department/team.

      Does the Council have a redeployment scheme? If so, in the same time period, how many staff have been redeployed, and which departments/teams were staff redeployed into?

      Response

      - Between 1 March to 20 September 2020, how many staff have been furloughed from the Council? - 16

      - Which departments and teams did these staff work in? Please be as specific as possible. If possible, I would like a breakdown of how many staff were furloughed in each department/team.

      Seafront Services - 1

      Museum - 2

      Cliff Railway - 5

      Waste Services - 3

      Leisure Services - 2

      Revenues and Benefits - 1

      Business Support 1 Housing - 1

      - How many of these staff are now back at work full-time? - 15

      - In the same time period, how many staff members has the Council made redundant? - 0

      - Which departments and teams did these staff work in? Please be as specific as possible. If possible, I would like a breakdown of how many staff were furloughed in each department/team - N/A

      - Does the Council have a redeployment scheme? If so, in the same time period, how many staff have been redeployed, and which departments/teams were staff redeployed into? -  43 staff were reassigned for a temporary period during the first wave of the COVID pandemic to the following areas: Community Hub COVID 19 Taskforce Transformation Revenues and Benefits Housing Cemetery & Crematorium

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