This is an information request relating to home workers at the council. Please include the following information:

1. The number of staff that currently work employed by the council that are contractual home workers
As it stands, Wokingham Borough Council has 0 staff employed as contractual home workers however the Council offer a flexible hybrid working scheme. This reflects in employment contracts since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2. The number of contractual home workers employed by the department in each of the last three financial years: 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22
Wokingham Borough Council had 0 staff employed as contractual home workers in the last three financial years however the Council offered a flexible hybrid working scheme since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. This reflects in employment contracts since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

3. The daily occupancy rate of the council offices during the following months: September, October, November (2022). The occupancy rate could be either the number of desks or workspaces booked per day through a hot-desking system as a percentage of the total number of desks, or it could be the percentage of eligible card-holders who have access to the council offices who have access it during this period
This data is based on the average headcount in the building at Shute End around 11am every morning.
September 2022 – average of 200 staff accessing the council offices.
October 2022 – average of 204 staff accessing the council offices.
November 2022 – average of 231 staff accessing the council offices.

By “contractual home workers” I mean employees who have it written into their contracts that their normal working arrangements are to work from home.