Agency worker: Agreements, Contracts, pay scales

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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

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

Accessinfo Accessinfo,

Dear Mr Blair

Acknowledgement of Information Request - Agency worker: Agreements,
Contracts, pay scales

I acknowledge receipt of your request for information received on 9th
February 2009. Your email is being considered and you will receive a
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Yours sincerely

Mrs R Jarman

Information Governance Team
Business Systems
Finance & Commerce
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Dear Accessinfo Accessinfo,

Further to a request to clarify, please narrow my request to temporary agency staff undertaking the following roles:

1) Social Workers

2 Social Work Assistants

in relation to such staff working with Children's Services and or
Adult's Services

Yours sincerely,

Eric Blair

Accessinfo Accessinfo,

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Dear Mr Blair,

I refer to your recent request for information made under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. Your request has been considered and the
information we hold is attached.

I trust the information is of use to you and will close your request.

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Yours sincerely

Mrs Payne

Information Governance Team
Business Systems
Finance & Commerce
London Borough of Havering
Email: [1][Havering Borough Council request email]

Living Ambition - aiming for the highest quality of life in London
[2]www.havering.gov.uk/livingambition

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Dear Accessinfo Accessinfo,

Thanks you for your disclosure of the Contract.

However, can you please advise why it was not provided in the original MS Word .doc format?

From the 'meta data' contained in the disclosure, it appears to have been converted to PDF just prior to disclosure at 11.20am on 06/03/09.

In light of my original request please send me the original document in it's original Screen Reader accessible MS Word Format. I requested PDF format, only, in the absence of the original MS Word format.

Extract from my original request:

----
"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). "
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ag...
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Yours sincerely,

Eric Blair

Accessinfo Accessinfo,

2 Attachments

Dear Mr Blair,

Please accept my apologies for the oversight.

It is our standard practice to convert to PDF to reduce file size for
emails and your specific request regarding format was overlooked when
preparing the information.

I have attached the information in MS Word format as originally requested.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs Payne

Information Governance Team
Business Systems
Finance & Commerce
London Borough of Havering
Email: [1][Havering Borough Council request email]

Living Ambition - aiming for the highest quality of life in London
[2]www.havering.gov.uk/livingambition

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strictly prohibited.
If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately
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>>> Eric Blair <[FOI #7791 email]> 06/03/2009
12:13:56 pm >>>
Dear Accessinfo Accessinfo,

Thanks you for your disclosure of the Contract.

However, can you please advise why it was not provided in the
original MS Word .doc format?

From the 'meta data' contained in the disclosure, it appears to
have been converted to PDF just prior to disclosure at 11.20am on
06/03/09.

In light of my original request please send me the original
document in it's original Screen Reader accessible MS Word Format.
I requested PDF format, only, in the absence of the original MS
Word format.

Extract from my original request:

---- "To be able to use a computer Screen Reader
([3]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). "

[4]http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ag...
----

Yours sincerely,

Eric Blair

This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are the property of the
London Borough of Havering, are confidential, may be subject to legal
privilege
and are intended only for the person(s) or organisation(s) named above.
Any unauthorised use, retention, distribution, copying or disclosure
is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error, please notify
the sender immediately and delete this e-mail from your system.
WARNING: It is your responsibility to take all necessary steps to
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References

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2. http://www.havering.gov.uk/livingambition
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_reader)
4. http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ag...

Dear Accessinfo Accessinfo,

Thank you for disclosing the information requested and providing the information in the format requested.

Yours sincerely,

Eric Blair