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WQ.195/20
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR TREASURY AND RESOURCES BY DEPUTY I. GARDINER OF ST HELIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 2nd JUNE 2020
Question
In respect of staffing levels at Revenue Jersey will the Minister advise –
- how many staff are currently employed;
- how many of those staff have been, and continue to be, working from home;
- how many of those staff are currently unable to work at all as a result of the Covod-19 crisis; and
- in the event that a reduction in staff levels has been experienced, to what extent, if at all, this has impacted on the ability to process tax returns and rebates?
Answer
- As at 1 June 2020 Revenue Jersey employs 103 people (97 full-time equivalent employees).
- About 35% of Revenue Jersey's workforce is working from the Office: 65% is working from home.
- There are currently no tax officers unable to work at all as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown. Revenue Jersey has experienced losses in productivity for a number of reasons, principally the availability of work capable of being done remotely; limitations on the availability of laptops in the early days of lockdown; office space within the parameters of social distancing; and also the domestic circumstances of tax officers.
- Processing tax rebates to individuals, businesses and charities has been given high priority throughout the Covid-19 crisis. Revenue Jersey has continued to process 2018 and 2019 tax returns alongside this work.