Public servants - Office capacity for workers
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From: B. White
Dear Nicola Willis,
Regarding your press release https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-...
Please supply details of how many (and which agencies) public service agencies have sufficient facilities to cater for their entire office based workforce coming into their home office on any given day.
Where there is a shortfall - please supply details of numbers of employees that cannot be catered for at each agency and any further detail that might help understand said shortfall.
For clarity sufficient facilities would encompass:
- sufficient and suitable desk space for all workers, considering appropriate ergonomic needs (not accommodating office workers by making them work at break out tables, or in kitchen spaces)
- no breaches of occupancy limits on buildings
- sufficient amenities such as toilets, and break rooms to accommodate all staff
I assume this would have been detail that you collected before communicating the expectations in the above linked press release.
Yours faithfully,
B. White
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From: Misty Mossman
Good evening
Thank you for your OIA request to Hon Nicola Willis, Minister for the Public Service requesting:
" details of how many (and which agencies) public service agencies have sufficient facilities to cater for their entire office based workforce coming into their home office on any given day.
Where there is a shortfall - please supply details of numbers of employees that cannot be catered for at each agency and any further detail that might help understand said shortfall.
For clarity sufficient facilities would encompass:
- sufficient and suitable desk space for all workers, considering appropriate ergonomic needs (not accommodating office workers by making them work at break out tables, or in kitchen spaces)
- no breaches of occupancy limits on buildings
- sufficient amenities such as toilets, and break rooms to accommodate all staff"
The Minister is considering your request, and you can expect a response by 22 October 2024.
Kind regards
Misty
Misty Mossman
Private Secretary (Public Service) | Office of Hon Nicola Willis
Minister of Finance
Minister for the Public Service
Minister for Social Investment
Associate Minister of Climate Change
M: 021 196 6033
E: [email address]
Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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From: B. White <[FOI #28499 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 10:09 AM
To: Nicola Willis (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Public servants - Office capacity for workers
Dear Nicola Willis,
Regarding your press release https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www....
Please supply details of how many (and which agencies) public service agencies have sufficient facilities to cater for their entire office based workforce coming into their home office on any given day.
Where there is a shortfall - please supply details of numbers of employees that cannot be catered for at each agency and any further detail that might help understand said shortfall.
For clarity sufficient facilities would encompass:
- sufficient and suitable desk space for all workers, considering appropriate ergonomic needs (not accommodating office workers by making them work at break out tables, or in kitchen spaces)
- no breaches of occupancy limits on buildings
- sufficient amenities such as toilets, and break rooms to accommodate all staff
I assume this would have been detail that you collected before communicating the expectations in the above linked press release.
Yours faithfully,
B. White
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From: Misty Mossman
Good afternoon
Please find attached a letter from Hon Nicola Willis, Minister for the
Public Service.
Kind regards
Misty
Misty Mossman
Private Secretary (Public Service) | Office of Hon Nicola Willis
Minister of Finance
Minister for the Public Service
Minister for Social Investment
Associate Minister of Climate Change
M: 021 196 6033
E: [1][email address]
Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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From: B. White <[2][FOI #28499 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 10:09 AM
To: Nicola Willis (MIN) <[3][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Public servants - Office capacity
for workers
Dear Nicola Willis,
Regarding your press release
[4]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
Please supply details of how many (and which agencies) public service
agencies have sufficient facilities to cater for their entire office based
workforce coming into their home office on any given day.
Where there is a shortfall - please supply details of numbers of employees
that cannot be catered for at each agency and any further detail that
might help understand said shortfall.
For clarity sufficient facilities would encompass:
- sufficient and suitable desk space for all workers, considering
appropriate ergonomic needs (not accommodating office workers by making
them work at break out tables, or in kitchen spaces)
- no breaches of occupancy limits on buildings
- sufficient amenities such as toilets, and break rooms to accommodate all
staff
I assume this would have been detail that you collected before
communicating the expectations in the above linked press release.
Yours faithfully,
B. White
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Ministerial Services
Building, Resources and Markets
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
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