Additional payments to staff

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Dear Nottinghamshire County Council,

1. Please supply a list of all the types of possible additional
payments that can be made to your staff.

For example, overtime, mileage allowance or discretionary payments
designed to retain staff in the face of market forces.

2. For each type, please give a brief explanation of the type of
payment.

3. For each type, please supply the total expenditure on this type
of payment for the financial year 2007/08 and 2009/10. Please
provide subtotals by gender.

Thanks,

S Wilson

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Dear Mr Wilson

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

I acknowledge your request for information received on 07/10/2010.

Your request is being considered and you will receive the information requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Freedom of Information Act 2000, subject to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third party.

If appropriate, the information may be provided in paper copy, normal font size. If you require alternative formats, e.g. language, audio, large print, etc. then please let me know.

For your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions which may prevent release of the information you have requested. There will be an assessment and if any of the exemption categories apply then the information will not be released. You will be informed if this is the case, including your rights of appeal.

If the information you request contains reference to a third party then they may be consulted prior to a decision being taken on whether or not to release the information to you. You will be informed if this is the case.

There may a fee payable for this information. This will be considered and you will be informed if a fee is payable. In this event the fee must be paid before the information is processed and released. The 20 working day time limit for responses is suspended until receipt of the payment.

If you have any queries or concerns then please do not hesitate to contact me.

Further information about your rights is also available from the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House, Water Lane

Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545 700

www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Susan Collins
Customer Service Centre
Nottinghamshire County Council

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Good morning

Thank you for your request for information about the above which I am
dealing with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case I will
let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be
required to pay before I will proceed to deal with your request.

You will receive the information requested within 20 working days unless
the Council does not hold the information or there is a reason for it to
be withheld. I will write to you in any event.

If you have any requirements regarding the format any information should
be supplied in, e.g. the language to be used, audio, large print and so
on, then please let me know. If you have any queries or concerns then
please do not hesitate to contact me.

Further information about your rights is also available from the
Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
www.ico.gov.uk

Helen Swales
Customer Complaints Officer
Tel: 0115 9772621

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Good afternoon

Further to your request regarding the above I am writing to tell you that
unfortunately the Council does not hold this information centrally in a
list format. It would be very time consuming to gather the information
requested and in all likelihood take longer than the 2.5 days the Council
is required to spend dealing with Freedom of Information requests.

If you are able to be more specific or refine your request we may be able
to supply you further information. Please contact me to let me know how
you wish to proceed.

Regards

Helen Swales
Customer Complaints Officer
Tel: 0115 9772621

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I will be out of the office starting 21/10/2010 and will not return until
27/10/2010.

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Good morning
I've spoken to our HR team and the difficulty for us is the type of
payment you have requested information about. To provide the detailed
information you have requested would require manual investigation of the
budget codes we use to supply 'additional' payments to staff. We
anticipate that this would almost certainly exceed the 2.5 days the Act
allows for providing information to requests. However, we believe we may
be able to provide information without any breakdown/detailed description
within the 2.5 day limit if this is acceptable to you? Would this be
helpful? Could you let me know how you wish to proceed please.

Many thanks

Helen Swales
Customer Complaints Officer
Tel: 0115 9772621

S Wilson To Helen Swales
<[FOI #48946 email]> <[email address]>
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22/10/2010 18:54 Subject Re: Fw: Freedom of
Information request -
Additional payments to staff

Dear Ms Swales,
Thanks for your reply.
Would it help if I refined my request to include only staff not
based in schools?

Yours sincerely,
S Wilson

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Good afternoon Mr Wilson

Following our conversation last week, I've been back in touch with the HR
Team to re-consider what information we can provide regarding your
request. My understanding is that they are currently trying to get some
data together which we can forward to you hopefully within the next two
weeks. If there are any issues arising I will let you know. In the
meantime, thank you for your patience.
Regards

Helen Swales
Customer Complaints Officer
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Good afternoon Mr Wilson

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Your request for information has now been considered and the information
requested is enclosed. I am sorry for the delay in forwarding this
information to you. If you have any queries or concerns then please
contact me.
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision,
you should write to the Corporate Complaints Manager, County Hall, West
Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7QP or e-mail [email address].

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint or review, you
may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision.
Generally, the Information Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you
have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Council. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
www.ico.gov.uk

Regards

Helen Swales
Customer Complaints Officer
Tel: 0115 9772621
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Freedom of Information Act 2000, the contents may have to be disclosed in
response to a request.
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Good afternoon Mr Wilson
Thank you for your email - I'll raise your query with the relevant
department and come back to you as soon as I can.
Regards

Helen Swales
Customer Complaints Officer
Tel: 0115 9772621

S Wilson To Helen Swales
<[FOI #48946 email]> <[email address]>
cc
10/12/2010 12:05 Subject Re: FOI request - additional
payments

Dear Helen,
Thank you for the excellent info.
Could you possibly clarify one point, though?
I can't find a payment category that matches the type of payment
generally referred to as 'market supplement' or 'recruitment and
retention payment', or similar - a payment awarded to staff or a
post in order to combat difficulties in recruiting or retaining
staff in the face of a competitive labour market.

If it's there under a different name, could you point out which one
it is, please? If not, could you please add that category to the
data?

Thanks very much,
Mr S Wilson

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Good afternoon Mr Wilson
My understanding is that there is no specific category or code for 'market
supplement' or 'recruitment and retention payment', or similar. A payment
awarded to staff or a post in order to combat difficulties in recruiting
or retaining staff in the face of a competitive labour market is paid as a
either flat rate allowance or honoraria according to how our payroll
department are notified by the relevant department. Any 'market
supplement' will therefore be included in either of those two categories.

I hope this answers your question.
Kind regards

Helen Swales
Customer Complaints Officer
Tel: 0115 9772621

Helen To S Wilson
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Good afternoon Mr Wilson
Thank you for your email - I'll raise your query with the relevant
department and come back to you as soon as I can.
Regards

Helen Swales
Customer Complaints Officer
Tel: 0115 9772621

S Wilson To Helen Swales
<[FOI #48946 email]> <[email address]>
cc
10/12/2010 12:05 Subject Re: FOI request - additional
payments

Dear Helen,
Thank you for the excellent info.
Could you possibly clarify one point, though?
I can't find a payment category that matches the type of payment
generally referred to as 'market supplement' or 'recruitment and
retention payment', or similar - a payment awarded to staff or a
post in order to combat difficulties in recruiting or retaining
staff in the face of a competitive labour market.

If it's there under a different name, could you point out which one
it is, please? If not, could you please add that category to the
data?

Thanks very much,
Mr S Wilson

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I will be out of the office starting 10/12/2010 and will not return until
15/12/2010.

Please contact Denise Makar (Tel: 0115 9772044) or Joanna Rawsterne (Tel:
0115 9773096) if your message is urgent. Emails will be checked in my
absence.Emails and any attachments from Nottinghamshire County Council are
confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the
sender immediately by replying to the email, and then delete it without
making copies or using it in any other way. Senders and recipients of
email should be aware that, under the Data Protection Act 1998 and the
Freedom of Information Act 2000, the contents may have to be disclosed in
response to a request.

Although any attachments to the message will have been checked for viruses
before transmission, you are urged to carry out your own virus check before
opening attachments, since the County Council accepts no responsibility for
loss or damage caused by software viruses.

Nottinghamshire County Council Legal Disclaimer