Question

To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many employees experienced a reduction in working hours during the 2017 Dissolution period; and what the (a) smallest, (b) average and (c) largest total reduction in earnings was by proportion of those people who did experience a reduction in working hours.

No members of staff experienced a reduction in their contractual working hours as a result of Dissolution or a decrease in their contractual earnings.

Staff employed in areas where there was a reduction in work as a result of Dissolution would have had limited opportunity to work non-contractual additional hours or overtime, unless they were helping out areas that were busier because of the Dissolution, such as Digital Services or the New Members Reception Area. Staff continue to receive their contractual monthly salary during periods of lower operational demand. Some staff will have taken annual leave or used up banked hours of Time off in Lieu (TOIL).

Fluctuations in working hours are managed locally; mainly through flexitime or rostering arrangements. This information is not held centrally.