Homeworking, absence and furloughing of staff: FOI release (reference 4801)
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Date received
1 June 2020
Date responded
29 June 2020
Information requested
1. What proportion of your workforce has been working from home in each of the last 14 weeks dating back to week beginning 2 March 2020.
2. What proportion of your workforce has been absent from work as a result of COVID-19 in each of the last 14 weeks dating back to week beginning 2 March 2020.
3. What proportion of your workforce has been absent from work for any reason unrelated to COVID-19 in each of the last 14 weeks dating back to week beginning 2 March 2020. Please outline the main reasons for these absences, e.g. annual leave, sickness unrelated to COVID etc.
4. What proportion of your workforce has been furloughed in each of the last 14 weeks dating back to week beginning 2 March 2020.
I would ask that you provide the information as the number of the total workforce as well as a percentage of the total workforce.
Response
1. On 11.03.2020 a communication was sent to all staff, strongly encouraging them to take up the offer of working from home. Employees attending the office reduced significantly at this time, but figures were not recorded, hence section 17 of FOISA applies. All Scottish Enterprise offices subsequently closed on 22.03.2020 and have remained closed since, hence all staff have been working from home from that date.
2. Between 02.03.2020 and 19.06.2020 there were 21 staff absent due to Covid 19. Please note all Covid 19 absences were suspected only, there were no confirmed Covid 19 cases.
There are currently no staff off work due to Covid 19 as at 19.06.2020.
3. The tables at appendix A show the % of working days lost due to absence per week from 02.03.2020 until 14.06.2020.
4. Scottish Enterprise has not furloughed any member of staff.
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