Policy regarding employees' responsibilites (FOI)

Request 684167045

What is in Government employee contracts to ensure Government employees are aware of their responsibilities in their public roles, and if it is in their contracts why did these individuals not adhere to this? Further I would like to know what disciplinary action has been taken against these government employees who's actions jeopardised the Ferry Tender process resulting in a public show of bias.

Response

Request Part 1

What is in Government employee contracts to ensure Government employees are aware of their responsibilities in their public roles

Response Part 1

The Civil Service Contract of Employment states:

‘In the course of your employment under this Contract of Employment you may have access to and be entrusted with confidential information relating to your role. All employees are expected to maintain strict confidentiality and privacy of business and personal information. Any breaches of confidentiality or privacy may result in disciplinary action’.  

Request Part 2

If it is in their contracts why did these individuals not adhere to this? Further I would like to know what disciplinary action has been taken against these government employees who's actions jeopardised the Ferry Tender process resulting in a public show of bias.

Response Part 2 

The Government of Jersey does not comment on individual contractual matters as this is personal information and would breach the privacy of the individuals concerned. Article 25 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has therefore been applied.

Article applied

Article 25 - Personal information

(2) Information is absolutely exempt information if –

(a) it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018; and

(b) its supply to a member of the public would contravene any of the data protection principles, as defined in that Law.​