Furloughed staff

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Dear Wandsworth Borough Council,

With some staff likely to be furloughed due to coronavirus.

What will happen to staff salaries and benefits? Are they likely to get their full pay or will they get the new grant which the Chancellor has set out?

Have you done an estimate of how many staff this is likely to impact?

If you do offer more generous pay than the Chancellor has announced how often will this be reviewed?

What is your recruitment policy in regards to this? As some staff maybe hired but will not be able to perform their job due to the pandemic.

Yours faithfully,

Abdul Hai

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Dear Mr Hai,

 

Thank you for your FOI application, received by the Council on 25 March
2020.

 

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or asking what the Council’s approach to ‘this’ is more generally.  If it
is the latter, please be as precise as possible as what you mean by
‘this’.  We look forward to your clarification.

 

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From: Abdul Hai <[FOI #656600 email]>
Sent: 25 March 2020 14:48
To: FOI WBC <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Furloughed staff

 

Dear Wandsworth Borough Council,

With some staff likely to be furloughed due to coronavirus.

What will happen to staff salaries and benefits? Are they likely to get
their full pay or will they get the new grant which the Chancellor has set
out?

Have you done an estimate of how many staff this is likely to impact?

If you do offer more generous pay than the Chancellor has announced how
often will this be reviewed?

What is your recruitment policy in regards to this? As some staff maybe
hired but will not be able to perform their job due to the pandemic.

Yours faithfully,

Abdul Hai

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