Working From Home/Abroad - Freedom of information requests
Title or Description
Working From Home/Abroad
FOI Number
2024134
Date Received
24/01/2024
Type of Request
FOI
Request or Question
Please could you provide me with details for the last three years (2023/2022/2021) of how many full-time staff:
1. work from home/remotely in a hybrid form (i.e. dividing their time between office and remote/home working)?
2. work from home permanently (i.e. work from home for the majority of their contractual hours)?
3. have been granted permission to work from abroad firstly, permanently (i.e. work from abroad for the majority of their contractual hours) and secondly, in a hybrid form (i.e. dividing their time between office and remote/home working abroad)? Please list the countries where they work from. If possible - particularly if the above numbers are low - please specify what departments they work in.
4. the council employed? In other words, what were the total numbers of all full-time staff employed by the council for 2023/2023 and 2021 (broken down per year)?
Response
Scottish Borders Council has an Agile Working policy in terms of which employees can work in a hybrid manner if they wish and are able to do so and this aligns with service requirements. This is backed up by Team Agreements which detail the teams will engage with each other, the nature and frequency of meetings and whether these are online or in person. Unfortunately, Scottish Borders Council do not hold the information you have requested. Therefore, we give notice under s17 of FOI(S)A 2002 and declare that the information is not held. As above. 0 Response to Q4:
Year Headcount
2021/22 (snapshot date 31/03/2022) 2427
2022/23 (snapshot date 31/03/2023) 2477
2023/24 (snapshot date 30/01/2024) 2456
