Over £70,000 recovered from relocation package payments

Staff have to stay in post for two years or face refunding money

More than £73,000 has been recovered from Manx Care staff who left their jobs before completing the required service period attached to their relocation assistance.

The figures have been released following several Freedom of Information requests.

A Cabinet Office response covering the period from 1 November 2018 to 5 August 2026 said 453 employees joined the DHSC, Manx Care or Public Health with Manx pay or hospital medical and dental terms and conditions and received some form of relocation package.

Of those, 62 left within two years of joining. The Cabinet Office said £338,925.84 was paid to those employees, with £44,232.99 repaid.

Responses from Manx Care, the Cabinet Office and the Department of Health and Social Care show a total of 426 Manx Care employees received some form of relocation package or assistance since the organisation was established on 1 April 2021.

Of those, 54 left employment within the two-year repayment period, 24 left after two years, and 348 remain employed.

Manx Care said the total value of relocation repayments recovered was £73,188.28. However, it said it does not hold records identifying outstanding repayment balances or whether individual employees have fully repaid amounts due.

"Treasury is therefore likely to hold any information relating to outstanding balances and the repayment status of individual debtors," Manx Care said.

The organisation confirmed it continued to operate the former DHSC Relocation Policy after 1 April 2021 and that this remains the current live policy. It said it was not aware of any significant changes since its introduction.

The Cabinet Office said the Office of Human Resources is only responsible for recovering relocation costs from current employees and that debts are transferred to Treasury when an employee leaves government employment before a debt has been fully recovered.