Archaeology Pay Scales

06.04.2010

Dear Mr Fanshaw
RE: YOUR REQUEST REF NO. 4722 UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

Thank you for your request for information received on the 04 June 2010.
Your request reference is as above.

We will respond to your request promptly and in any event within 20
working days of the date of receipt of your request. If you wish to
contact me to discuss the progress of your request, please use the contact
details given below and quote the reference number given above.

Yours sincerely

Clare Mackay

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Dear Mr Fanshaw,

RE: YOUR REQUEST 4722 UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

We have considered your request which was for information on
archaeologists. I now enclose the following information:

1 a copy of the pay scales for all staff employed by Surrey County Council
or by any subsidiary (such as Surrey County Archaeology Unit) who is
working in any field associated with archaeology (including but not
limited to for example geomatics, processing of finds, field work,
archaeology project management, senior managers and archaeology support
staff etc.). Please include with this the job titles of the groups of
staff within each grade/band of the pay scales.

The information below relates to staff employed by Surrey County Council.
We do not hold information on pay and conditions of staff employed by
other organisations.

Archaeological staff employed by Surrey County Council are on Surrey Pay.
This applies to the majority of the county council's employees and is
based on local negotiation of pay and conditions. The table below shows
the relevant position titles and grades.

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Position | Surrey Pay | Grade | Grade |
| | Grade | Minimum | Maximum |
| | | (*) | (*) |
|---------------------------------------+------------+---------+---------|
| HE manager | SP13 | 54,085 | 65,244 |
|---------------------------------------+------------+---------+---------|
| Heritage Conservation Team Manager | SP12 | 45,873 | 53,898 |
|---------------------------------------+------------+---------+---------|
| Historic Buildings Officer | SP10 | 36,615 | 41,592 |
|---------------------------------------+------------+---------+---------|
| Archaeological Officer/Senior | SP9 | 32,169 | 36,912 |
| Archaeologist | | | |
|---------------------------------------+------------+---------+---------|
| Historic Environment Record Officer/ | SP8 | 25,398 | 30,456 |
| Archaeological Officer/Finds Liaison | | | |
| Officer | | | |
|---------------------------------------+------------+---------+---------|
| Exploring Surreys Past Officer/ | SP7 | 21,690 | 26,139 |
| Archaeological Officer/Community | | | |
| Archaeologist | | | |
|---------------------------------------+------------+---------+---------|
| Historic Environment Records | SP6 | 18,774 | 22,035 |
| Assistant/Archaeologist | | | |
|---------------------------------------+------------+---------+---------|
| Archaeological Assistant | SP5 | 16,578 | 19,611 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

2 details of any allowances (such as regional pay or London weighting)
that are paid in addition to these scales.

Details of additional allowances for employees on Surrey Pay are
attached.

3 details of your overtime policy and sick pay policy for these staff
together with details of any non-financial benefits.

Details of the additional hours/overtime and sick pay policy for those on
surrey Pay are attached.

4 details of any pension scheme accessible to employees on these pay
scales with a summary of the percentage of salary of the employer
contribution and employee contribution.

Information on the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is already
available to you on our website (www.surreycc.gov.uk). Select "Your
Council" from the options on the left of the screen, then select "Jobs"
from the menu which appears. Click on "Working for Surrey" and you will
see a link to the Surrey Pension Fund. If you do not have access to the
internet at home you may be able to use facilities in your local public
library.

5 If your grades have been assessed using a job evaluation system (such as
Hay) could you please also provide details of the system used and the
score for each of the grades in the pay scales.

Surrey County Council uses Hay for all job evaluations. A copy of our job
evaluation policy is attached.

The table below shows the scores for the grades relevant to archaeological
staff.

+-------------------------------+
| Surrey Pay Grade | Hay score |
|------------------+------------|
| | From | To |
|------------------+------+-----|
| SP13 | 661 | 734 |
|------------------+------+-----|
| SP12 | 612 | 660 |
|------------------+------+-----|
| SP10 | 478 | 518 |
|------------------+------+-----|
| SP9 | 438 | 477 |
|------------------+------+-----|
| SP8 | 314 | 437 |
|------------------+------+-----|
| SP7 | 232 | 313 |
|------------------+------+-----|
| SP6 | 195 | 231 |
|------------------+------+-----|
| SP5 | 166 | 194 |
+-------------------------------+

We supply this information based on your original request. Please do not
hesitate to contact me at the above address if you have any queries
regarding the information enclosed. Remember to quote the reference
number above in any future communications.

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Freedom of Information Officer
Surrey County Council
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County Hall
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Surrey
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[Surrey County Council request email]

If you are not satisfied by the County Council's response to your
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Yours sincerely,

Wendy Penfold
HR Management Information Advisor
Tel: 020 8541 7118
Email Internal: Wendy Penfold/COR/SCC
External: [email address]

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