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Written question asked by Bob Spink (UK Independence Party) on Tuesday, 22 July 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 October 2008. It was answered by Anne McGuire (Labour) on Monday, 6 October 2008 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Departmental Home Working

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 3 July 2008, Official Report, column 1028W, on departmental home working, if he will make it his policy to collate and maintain central records of home working by his Department's staff.
Answer

DWP employees may work from home in two categories:"(a) On an ad hoc basis under our flexible working framework; and""(b) Permanently, on a contractual basis."Statistical data are not collected about ad hoc home working arrangements, managers may exercise discretion and authorise ad hoc home working for a variety of reasons.Details of contractual home workers are held on individual clerical records. To extract these data would be at disproportionate cost.The Department has no plans to collate and maintain central records of employees home working.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
222533; 480 c60W
Session
2007-08
Related items
Departmental Home Working
Thursday, 3 July 2008
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Department for Work and Pensions Remote working
Link
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