Freedom of information response
Working from home
Q1. During the month of April 2022, how many council employees were working from home, and what percentage of the office based workforce does this represent?
Q2. Between 1st and 30th April 2022, how many desk bookings were made across the council's office buildings and, on average, how many desk bookings were there a day during this month?
Q3. How many desks were available for use in the month April 2022 across the council's office buildings?
Q4. What was the maximum number of office staff who could theoretically work in the office on any given day in April 2022?
Q5. What was the total number of office staff who worked in your council's offices each day prior to the pandemic?
Q1. During the month of April 2022, how many council employees were working from home, and what percentage of the office based workforce does this represent?
We are unable to provide accurate figures as there are a few variables that can prevent us given exact answers… i.e. we have people who log in at home first and travel to office and vice versa. Also, people working in the office on personal laptops connecting to Cowo on public Wi-Fi. Also, people working in external sites i.e not Civic. So data would need to be checked against booking app or security passes.
We basically have on average 1100 remote logons for the duration of a month.
Q2. Between 1st and 30th April 2022, how many desk bookings were made across the council's office buildings and, on average, how many desk bookings were there a day during this month?
Booking system only applies to Civic Office building. There were 534 desk bookings in total (Monday to Friday excluding Bank Holidays) averaging 28 per day.
Q3. How many desks were available for use in the month April 2022 across the council's office buildings?
Civic Offices has 274 bookable desks
Q4. What was the maximum number of office staff who could theoretically work in the office on any given day in April 2022?
500
Q5. What was the total number of office staff who worked in your council's offices each day prior to the pandemic?
Prior to pandemic there were around 800 – 1000 Council officer’s working in Civic Office each day.
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