Reduced Working week - FOI Response Register

1. Please provide me with all costs incurred by your health board in overtime payments as a result of the reduced working week (RWW) introduced on April 1 this year.

In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested. NHS Shetland has not yet established procedures and processes for capturing this information. This is currently under review.

When announcing the reduced working week the Scottish Government stated: "If, due to service pressures, safe staffing or wellbeing issues, it is not possible for a staff member to receive their 30 minute reduction they will be recompensed accordingly, until such times as the reduction can be accommodated."

2. Please provide me with the total figure for payments made to staff, specifically due to the introduction of the RWW, in cases where it was deemed a 30 minute reduction was not possible.

In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested. NHS Shetland has not yet established procedures and processes for capturing this information. This is currently under review.

I understand there is a specific code used for overtime payments, and/or excess part time hours, for RWW payments as opposed to other overtime payments. It is this total figure I would like, not the total overtime bill incurred for all reasons. Please provide the total figure incurred to date. Please indicate the period for which this applies (e.g if the payments are April to July, please indicate this).