Agency worker: Agreements, Contracts, pay scales

Eric Blair made this Freedom of Information request to Waltham Forest Borough Council

The request was successful.

From: Eric Blair

8 February 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Agency worker: Agreements, Contracts, pay scales

Please send me an electronic copy, (see accessibility notes below)
via http://www.whatdotheyknow.com, of the following information:

FOI Act: (Freedom of Information Act 2000)

:- Contracts or equivalent information/documents

1.1) Copies of any contracts you have for the provision of
temporary worker agency staff, with regards agency/temporary social
care/social worker staff/workers. Contracts you may have with
individual agency staff recruitment businesses/services, hereafter
called 'Vendors'. Or contracts you may have with organisations
like, Comensura, Manpower, Reed, hereafter called 'Managed Service
Provider' who provide Master/Vendor Neutral framework to managed
all vendors on behalf of Public Authorities like yourselves. A
sample FOI disclosed Managed Service Provider agreement can be
downloaded via:
http://www.filedropper.com/mastervendorc...

:- Hourly Pay scales/rates with regards agency/temporary social
care/social worker staff.

1.2) A list of each Vendor you use and copies of hourly
pay-scales/rates you hold for each Vendor. Whether or not you use
each Vendor via Managed Service Provider framework. Please ensure
any provided pay-scale information provided explains how many years
of experience is required to be applicable to any specific hourly
rate. Sample FOI disclosed pay scale/rates information can be
downloaded via:
http://www.filedropper.com/agencypayscal...

:- Panel Vendor Agreement or equivalent information/documents

1.3 A copy of any contract/agreement used by yourself or any
Managed Service Provider to manage individual Vendors through any
Master/Vendor Neutral framework you operate or participate in, this
is sometimes called a Panel Vendor Agreement. A sample FOI
disclosed Panel Vendor Agreement can be downloaded via:
http://www.filedropper.com/panelvendorag...

To help clarify these requests 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, you can download:

A sample FOI disclosed Panel Vendor Agreement can be downloaded
via:
http://www.filedropper.com/panelvendorag...

and

Sample FOI disclosed pay scale/rates information can be downloaded
via:
http://www.filedropper.com/agencypayscal...

A sample FOI disclosed Managed Service Provider agreement can be
downloaded via:
http://www.filedropper.com/mastervendorc...

Please also indicate whether any of the information requested 1.1,
1.2, 1.3 has ever been disclosed before under the FOI Act.

Acessibility notes: Information accessibility

To be able to use a computer Screen Reader
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_reader) with any information
you provide please provide the information in Microsoft Office Word
Document format (.Doc) or equivalents like WordPerfect and Open
Office Writer Please state explicitly if this format is not
available, if this format is not available please provide it in an
accessible Portable Document Format (PDF). Accessibility
information can be found at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_reader and with regards PDF's
http://www.adobe.com/enterprise/accessib... -
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/so...

Yours faithfully,

Eric Blair

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From: Eric Blair

9 February 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to clarify/amend a part of my information
request,Section 1.2, with regards payscale information.

This part of my original request stated:

":- Hourly Pay scales/rates with regards agency/temporary social
care/social worker staff.

1.2) A list of each Vendor you use and copies of hourly
pay-scales/rates you hold for each Vendor. Whether or not you use
each Vendor via a Managed Service Provider framework. Please ensure
any provided pay-scale information provided explains how many years
of experience is required to be applicable to any specific hourly
rate."

Please also add after the word 'framework':

If you do you use a Managed Service Provider please also provide a
copy of the pay-scales/rates that are used by the Managed Service
Provider to manage all these Vendors.

Therefore section 1.2 should now read thus:

1.2)A list of each Vendor you use and copies of hourly
pay-scales/rates you hold for each Vendor. Whether or not you use
each Vendor via a Managed Service Provider framework. If you do you
use a Managed Service Provider please also provide a copy of the
pay-scales/rates that are used by the Managed Service Provider to
manage all these Vendors. Please ensure any provided pay-scale
information provided explains how many years of experience is
required to be applicable to any specific hourly rate.

Yours sincerely,

Eric Blair

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From: Information Officer
Waltham Forest Borough Council

12 February 2009

Dear Mr Blair

Re: Request for Information

Thank you for your information request, which the council received on 9 February 2009. We will respond to your request as soon as we can, but in any event, within 20 working days following the day of receipt of your request. You can therefore expect a reply by 9 March 2009.
Please note that the information you have requested may be subject to a fee or subject to an exemption. Should this occur, you will be notified accordingly when we write to you next.

Yours Sincerely,

Shirley Orjih
Assistant Corporate Information Officer
Corporate Law Team
Corporate Services

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From: Eric Blair

10 March 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Waltham Forest
Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'Agency worker:
Agreements, Contracts, pay scales'.

Related disclosures already made:

Halton Council
"Thank you for providing the information requested
and doing so in such a short time of 7 working days."
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/co...

Newham Council
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ag...

Liverpool Council
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/di...

Kingston upon Thames Borough Council
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ag...

Telford & Wrekin Council
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/co...

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ag...

Yours sincerely,

Eric Blair

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From: Information Officer
Waltham Forest Borough Council

10 March 2009

Dear Mr Blair,

I acknowledge receipt of your email of 10/03/09 regarding the handling of your request for information by this authority.

I apologise for the delay in responding to your request for information. The Council has a Vendor Managed Service Contract with Comensura requiring prior consultation with Comensura before disclosing their information. The information that you have requested has been collated however the Council has sought approval from Comensura and is awaiting their response. We expect to have this information at the latest by the end of the week, 13th March 2009.

The Council's response will be forwarded to you as soon as we have had feedback from Comensura.

Thank you for your co-operation with this matter.

Yours Sincerely,

Shirley Orjih
Assistant Corporate Information Officer
Corporate Law Team
Governance and Law
London Borough of Waltham Forest
020 8496 4710

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From: Information Officer
Waltham Forest Borough Council

12 March 2009


Attachment FOI Response Mr Eric Blair.doc
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Attachment Info Comensura pay rates 27.2.09.xls
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Attachment Info Vendor Neutral contract Panel Vendor Agmt.doc
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Dear Mr Blair,

Please find attached the Council's response to your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Yours Sincerely,

Shirley Orjih
Assistant Corporate Information Officer
Corporate Law Team
Governance and Law
London Borough of Waltham Forest
020 8496 4710

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From: Eric Blair

12 March 2009

Dear Shirley Orjih/Information Officer,

Your authority's high level of disclosure is very much appreciated.

Yours sincerely,

Eric Blair

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