FOI Request - Covid-19 Workplace Violations
Request 101002680880
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please tell me:
1A) How many complaints have you received of alleged workplace covid-19 violations between 23/3/2020 to 20/1/2021?
1B) How many of these involved asking employees to attend the office/workplace when they claim they can reasonably work from home between 23/3/2020 to 20/1/2021?
Please provide a breakdown of complaints for 1A for each month from March 2020 to January 2021. e.g Nov 2020: 21 complaints
Please provide a breakdown of complaints for 1b for each month from March 2020 to January 2021. e.g Nov 2020: 21 complaints
2 Please provide specific details of the types of complaints you have received (If you have multiple complaints please provide as many as you possibly can)
3) How many complaints have resulted in further action in this time frame (March 2020– Jan 2021)
Please provide a breakdown of complaints for Q1A that have resulted in further action for each month from March 2020 to January 2021 - e.g Nov 2020: 21 complaints
Please provide a breakdown of complaints for Q1B that have resulted in further action for each month from March 2020 to January 2021 - e.g Nov 2020: 21 complaints
4)What further action has been taken? E.g. have any businesses been fined or closed down as a result of the breach?
Response 17.02.21
1A)
Please note - numbers below 5 have been redacted (*) as releasing this data may result in the identification of individuals. This information is therefore exempt under Section 38(1)(b) - personal information.
| Month | No Received | Written Warning | Notices |
| Mar-20 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr-20 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| May-20 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun-20 | 62 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul-20 | 107 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug-20 | 82 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep-20 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct-20 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov-20 | 72 | * | 0 |
| Dec-20 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan-21 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 703 | * | 0 |
1B) We are unable to provide a breakdown of the type of complaints requested for 1B due to excessive cost - this information is therefore exempt under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - excessive cost of compliance.
2) This information is exempt under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - excessive cost of compliance.
3) Please see table above for written warnings and notices issued. We are unable to provide a breakdown of further action taken for complaints with regards 1B due to excessive cost - this information is therefore exempt under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Excessive cost of compliance.
4) Please see table above for written warnings and notices issued.