Local 'Rules' For Local People?

The UK government's Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is based here in Swansea (Wales). Since September 2020, it has had 535 Covid-19 cases amongst its 1800 workforce (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/23/minister-faces-fury-over-mass-covid-outbreak-at-top-government-agency). These levels of Covid-19, make the DVLA the location with the highest workplace-related outbreak in the UK. It makes 'gig economy' employers, in comparison, look good. Many staff are said to have felt pressured to physically attend their place of work. People with Covid infection symptoms seem to have been encouraged to return to work. It has even been claimed, that staff are asked to turn off test-and-trace apps on their mobiles, to stop the device from pinging. Absences related to Covid are also (apparently), counted against the worker's statutory sick leave and, anything over 10 days, results in a formal warning. Finally, it appears that some vulnerable staff have been refused permission to work from home. None of this sits at all well with government 'advice', on what people need to do, to reduce transmission of the virus. There, again, an awful lot of government finance flows through the DVLA, as it processes driving licences, collects payment of 'road tax' et cetera.