Furloughing of staff (FOI21984)

This Freedom of Information request asks for details relating to the furloughing of staff and the Job Retention Scheme in 2020

Request for information - Ref no: FOI21984

October 5, 2021

Information request

Thank you for your email of 18 February 2021, requesting information from Ordnance Survey in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000, as set out in the extract below:

“This is an information request relating to the furloughing of staff. Please include the following information from the commencement of the Job Retention Scheme in 2020 to present:

The total number of staff your organisation has furloughed.
The total cash amount of Job Retention Scheme disbursements that your organisation has received”

Our response

I confirm that Ordnance Survey does not hold the information you have requested.

Ordnance Survey have not furloughed any staff during this pandemic. For further information please see the Government guidance, in particular the section headed ‘If you receive public funding’, at the following link: Check if you can claim for your employees' wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

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Internal Review Officer
Customer Service Centre
Ordnance Survey
Adanac Drive
Southampton
SO16 0AS

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