Council staff working from Overseas
Received: 26 February 2024
Dear FOI /EIR TeamI trust that you are well.Please note that this is a joint request for information via the FOIA and the EIRs this is because issues involving overseas travel and working from overseas inevitably have consequences for the environment.Please note that I am NOT interested in receiving information about any employee or elected representative who is currently working for the council while on holiday or who is on compassionate leave from the authority. The term holiday should be taken to mean any overseas trip of three weeks or less.Can I refer you to the note about my disability status at the end of this message. 1…Are any full time employees of the council currently working for and or providing services to the council from overseas.2…If the answer is yes can you provide the following details for each of these full time employees currently working or providing their services for overseas.(a)….If this is a senior employee (s) [as defined by the access legislation] can you identify the employee (s).(b)….In the case of each and every employee working from overseas can you provide their relevant job title.(c)….In the case of each and every employee working from overseas can you state which country (ies) are they currently working from.(d)….In the case of each and every employee working from overseas can you state for how long they have been working from overseas.(e)…In the case of each employee working from overseas can you state whether they are doing so with the permission of the local authority.(f)…In the case of each employee working from overseas can you state whether the council has made any financial contribution to their relocation overseas. If so how much.(g)…In the case of each employee working from overseas has the council made any financial contribution towards their travel expenses to and from the UK. If the answer is yes can you please detail the total amount (s) paid since 1 January 2023.(h)…Since 24 February 2023 has the council suspended and or disciplined and or sacked any member of staff because they have been working from overseas either without permission or in breach of terms previously agreed with the local authority. If the answer is yes can you state the number of employees disciplined and or suspended and or sacked. In the case of each employee can you state what action was taken against them and why. Can you name any employees considered senior for the purposes of the access legislation.3…Can you currently identify any elected member of the council who is still a member of the council but who is known to be living in another country (ies). In the case of each of these councillors can you state which country they are living in and for how long they have been living there. In the case of each of these councillors can you state whether they have the permission of the local authority to be based overseas. In the case of each of these councillors can you state when they last attended a council meeting. In the case of each of these councillors can you state whether the local authority has taken and or threatened any form of disciplinary or enforcement action against them. Can you provide details of the action.4…Since 24 February 2023 has any elected member of the council being removed and or expelled and or deselected from the local authority because they were known to be living overseas. In the case of each councillor can you identify them. In the case of each councillor can you state in which country (ies) they were living. In the case of each councillor can you state when they were expelled and or removed from the authority.
Outcome / Documents
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