FOI_8283

Internal Reference Number: FOI_8283

Date Request Received: 12/11/2024 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 13/11/2024 00:00:00

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Request Summary: SFT Staffing and remote / hybrid workers

Request Category: Media


Question Number 1: Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I would like to request the following information from your organisation: Staff Count: Could you please provide the current total number of staff employed by the trust? (please could this be broken down by each year from 2019 to 2024)

Answer To Question 1: 2019 4,593 2020 4,835 2021 4,746 2022 4,923 2023 5,141 2024 5,634

Question Number 2: Remote/Hybrid Workers: How many staff members are currently designated as remote or hybrid workers? (please could this be broken down by each year from 2019 to 2024)

Answer To Question 2: Information not held

Question Number 3: How many days per week are hybrid employees allowed to work from home?

Answer To Question 3: Varies according to role and department

Question Number 4: Remote Working Policy: I would appreciate it if you could share a copy of the remote working policy implemented within the organisation.

Answer To Question 4: Please see attached To accompany this answer to question 4 please also see the documents listed below: appendix-a-home_working-agreement FOI 8283.docx appendix-b-it-equipment-request-form FOI 8283.docx appendix-c-health-and-safety-and-security-self-assessment FOI 8283.docx home-working-policy-final-january-2023 FOI 8283.pdf

Question Number 5: How long has this been the policy and has it changed since the pandemic?

Answer To Question 5: 18 Months, yes

Question Number 6: Monitoring Work Hours: How do you ensure that remote or hybrid workers fulfil their full contractual hours?

Answer To Question 6: This is the responsibility of the line manager.

Question Number 7: Laptop Purchases in 2024: In the year 2024 so far, how many new laptops have been procured specifically for remote or hybrid working?

Answer To Question 7: None, all laptops are a fundamental part of someone's role and not specifically for remote or hybrid working.

Question Number 8: Cost of Laptop Purchases: What has been the total cost associated with the procurement of these laptops in 2024 so far?

Answer To Question 8: N/A
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