Furlough Scheme

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Robert John Park

Dear Tendring District Council,

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act please provide:

- the number of employees each month from February 2020 to March 2021 and their departments
- the total staff each month on “furlough” under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme placed on furlough
- the departments these employees were within
- the amount claimed and paid by the “furlough” scheme by HMRC
- the number of redundancy payments made from feb 2020 to March 2021 and the total figure of payments
- the organisation chart of staff

Yours faithfully,

Robert John Park

Corporate Information Manager, Tendring District Council

Dear Mr Park,

Thank you for your request for information. I can confirm that your enquiry is receiving attention.

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Kind regards,

Charlene Haynes
On behalf of Corporate Information Manager
Corporate Services
Tendring District Council

Phone: 01255 686063
E-mail: [Tendring District Council request email]
www.tendringdc.gov.uk
Tendring District Council, Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex CO15 1SE

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert John Park <[FOI #746651 email]>
Sent: 13 April 2021 11:58
To: Corporate Information Manager <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Furlough Scheme

Dear Tendring District Council,

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act please provide:

- the number of employees each month from February 2020 to March 2021 and their departments

- the total staff each month on “furlough” under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme placed on furlough

- the departments these employees were within

- the amount claimed and paid by the “furlough” scheme by HMRC

- the number of redundancy payments made from feb 2020 to March 2021 and the total figure of payments

- the organisation chart of staff

Yours faithfully,

Robert John Park

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Charlene Haynes, Tendring District Council

Dear Mr Park,

 

Further to your request for information regarding furlough schemes, which
was received on 13/04/21, please see below the answers to your enquiry.

 

Q - the number of employees each month from February 2020 to March 2021
and their departments

A - See table below, this includes permanent, temporary, apprentices and
casual members of staff. August 2020 categorisations changed.

 

March 2020 April 2020

Operational Services – 576 Operational Services – 569

Planning Services – 49 Planning Services – 50

Corporate Services – 152 Corporate Services – 155

Management and Members - 1 Management and Members - 1
May 2020 June 2020

Operational Services – 570 Operational Services – 572

Planning Services – 49 Planning Services – 48

Corporate Services – 156 Corporate Services – 155

Management and Members - 1 Management and Members - 1
July 2020 August 2020

Operational Services – 574 OD – Housing and Environment – 58

Planning Services – 46 OD – Building and Public Realm – 172

Corporate Services – 155 OD – Partnerships – 115

Management and Members - 1 CE – Finance and IT – 82

CE – Governance – 39

PE – Planning - 37

PE – Economic Growth and Leisure -
263

Chief Executive – 1

Operational Services - 1
September 2020 October 2020

OD – Housing and Environment – 58 OD – Housing and Environment – 60

OD – Building and Public Realm – 172 OD – Building and Public Realm – 176

OD – Partnerships – 115 OD – Partnerships – 113

CE – Finance and IT – 82 CE – Finance and IT – 82

CE – Governance – 40 CE – Governance – 40

PE – Planning - 37 PE – Planning - 39

PE – Economic Growth and Leisure – PE – Economic Growth and Leisure –
260 262

PE – Strategic Planning & Place - 1 PE – Strategic Planning & Place - 1

Chief Executive – 1 Chief Executive – 1

Place and Economy - 1 Place and Economy - 1
November 2020 January 2021

OD – Housing and Environment – 60 OD – Housing and Environment – 60

OD – Building and Public Realm – 176 OD – Building and Public Realm – 176

OD – Partnerships – 110 OD – Partnerships – 112

CE – Finance and IT – 83 CE – Finance and IT – 84

CE – Governance – 42 CE – Governance – 42

PE – Planning - 39 PE – Planning - 38

PE – Economic Growth and Leisure – PE – Economic Growth and Leisure –
265 262

Chief Executive – 1 Chief Executive – 1

Place and Economy – 2 Place and Economy – 2

Operations and Delivery - 1 Operations and Delivery - 1
February 2021 March 2021

OD – Housing and Environment – 60 OD – Housing and Environment – 60

OD – Building and Public Realm – 174 OD – Building and Public Realm – 172

OD – Partnerships – 116 OD – Partnerships – 116

CE – Finance and IT – 84 CE – Finance and IT – 83

CE – Governance – 43 CE – Governance – 43

PE – Planning - 38 PE – Planning - 39

PE – Economic Growth and Leisure – PE – Economic Growth and Leisure –
260 259

Chief Executive – 1 Chief Executive – 1

Place and Economy – 2 Place and Economy – 1

Operations and Delivery - 1 Operations and Delivery - 1

 

Q- the total staff each month on “furlough” under the Coronavirus Job
Retention Scheme placed on furlough 

A - 0

 

Q- the departments these employees were within

A – N/A

 

Q- the amount claimed and paid by the “furlough” scheme by HMRC

A - 0

 

Q- the number of redundancy payments made from feb 2020 to March 2021 and
the total figure of payments

A - 1 redundancy, due to GDPR we are unable to disclose the amount
payable, therefore, in accordance with Section 40(2) of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 this information is exempt to protect the privacy
rights of individuals as set out in the Data Protection Act 2018. 

 

 

Q- the organisation chart of staff

A- [1]Organisational Structure Chart - Website.jpg (1124×784)
(tendringdc.gov.uk)

 

 

I hope this information is of assistance to you.

 

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Kind regards,

 

Charlene Haynes
On behalf of Corporate Information Manager

Corporate Services

Tendring District Council

 

Phone: 01255 686063
E-mail: [8][Tendring District Council request email] 

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