Human resources
This topic includes information published by the House of Commons, including responses to past FOI requests, relating to human resources.
| Item | Description |
| Calls made to the Employee Assistance Programme | Figures showing the number of contacts made to the Employee Assistance Programme in each quarter. |
| Conduct in Parliament | Information about the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS), including the Behaviour Code, the Bullying and Harassment Policy, and the Sexual Misconduct Policy. |
| Gifts and hospitality | Information about gifts and hospitality accepted by senior House of Commons staff (information about financial interests of MPs is available in the Register of Members' Interests). |
| House of Commons and Parliamentary Digital Service departmental organograms | Organograms showing the staff structure of the House of Commons service and the Parliamentary Digital Service. |
| House of Commons Staff Handbook | The House of Commons Staff Handbook sets out essential information for staff and provides a guide to terms and conditions of employment. |
| HR and Diversity Report | Information about the make up of the House of Commons workforce and HR policies and initiatives the House has in place. |
| Independent Complaints and Grievances Scheme | Information about the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS), set up to receive any complaints of inappropriate behaviour in the workplace, including the Scheme's annual report. |
| Independent Complaints and Grievances Scheme proactively published statistics | Anonymous data about the use of services provided under the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme. |
| Language courses for MPs | Information about language courses for MPs funded by the House of Commons. |
| Principal officers and staff | Information about the duties of key officials in Parliament. |
| Register of Interests for senior HoC staff | A Register of Interests for senior House of Commons staff, in line with the requirement for them to declare potential and actual conflicts of interests (information about the registered interests of MPs is available in the Register of Members' Interests). |
| Senior staff pay | Details of the salary and expenses paid to individual members of senior House of Commons staff. |
| Working at the House of Commons | General information about employment in the House of Commons and how to apply for roles. |
Responses to requests
Complaints
Health and wellbeing
| File ref | Nature of request | Response date |
| F21-266 | Details of calls made to the Employee Assistance Programme | 29/06/2021 |
| F21-045 | Details of staff absences due to Covid-19 | 24/02/2021 |
| Defibrillators | 2021 | |
| Workplace Adjustments | 2021 | |
| F20-271 | Staff who have contracted or who are self isolating with Covid-19 | 24/06/2020 |
| F19-482 | Copy of policy to provide ‘Reasonable Adjustments’ | 18/10/2019 |
| Health and wellbeing service | 2019 | |
| Mental health support | 2019 | |
| Mental health support | 2019 | |
| Employee Assistance Programme | 2017 | |
| Employee Assistance Programme | 2017 | |
| Employee Assistance Programme | 2017 | |
| Employee Assistance Programme | 2017 | |
| Employee Assistance Programme | 2017 | |
| Employee Assistance Programme | 2017 |
Leavers
| File ref | Nature of request | Response date |
| Business Appointment Rules | 2023 | |
| F19-621 | NDAs (confidentiality clause) for former House staff | 23/01/2020 |
| F20-001 | Non disclosure agreements and settlements made with departing staff | 23/01/2020 |
| F19-618 | Number of staff who have resigned from Parliament since 2015 | 22/01/2020 |
| F18-393 | Cost of NDAs | 06/11/2018 |
Pay and expenses
| File ref | Nature of request | Response date |
| Rewards scheme | 2022 | |
| Staff expense claims | 2020 | |
| Furlough of Staff | 2020 | |
| Pay rates | 2020 | |
| F19-159 | Staff pay band numbers | 24/04/2019 |
| F17-515 | Pay and Unions of House staff | 18/12/2017 |
| F17-103 | Employment of the Speaker's Chaplain | 14/03/2017 |
| Overtime pay | 2017 |
Pensions
| File ref | Nature of request | Response date |
Policies
| File ref | Nature of request | Response date |
| F23-219 | Conduct policies for people working in Parliament and issuing of parliamentary pass | 24/05/2023 |
| Substance abuse | 2020 | |
| Guaranteed Interview Scheme | 2020 |
Training
Workforce and recruitment
| File ref | Nature of request | Response date |
| F23-186 | Details on staff employed by R&R client team | 26/04/2023 |
| Job applications | 2023 | |
| F22-563 | Breakdown of House of Commons staff by various demographics | 21/11/2022 |
| F22-425 | Percentage of ethnic minorities in public sector bodies | 02/09/2022 |
| F22-315 | Number of staff employed and dismissal data for BAME staff | 01/07/2022 |
| Staff numbers and wages | 2022 | |
| F21-454 | Details of IT staff in Parliament | 27/10/2021 |
| F20-401 | Number of BAME staff employed by Parliament and number leaving roles | 29/09/2020 |
| F19-578 | Details of outsourced staff in Parliament | 17/01/2020 |
| Zero hour contracts | 2020 | |
| Apprentices | 2020 | |
| Work experience | 2020 | |
| F19-337 | Breakdown of staff by teams | 07/08/2019 |
| Temporary staff | 2019 | |
| Non-permanent staff | 2019 | |
| Speaker's Office staff | 2019 | |
| Disabilities | 2019 | |
| F18-280 | Non-UK EU staff working in the House | 14/08/2018 |
| Staff breakdown | 2018 | |
| F17-308 | Diversity employment in the House | 29/08/2017 |
| F17-145 | Nationality of House of Commons staff | 07/04/2017 |
| Staff - numbers | 2017 |
Other
| File ref | Nature of request | Response date |
| F22-332 | Honours nominations made by the House | 11/07/2022 |