Employment Conditions 2019

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Dear Newnham College, Cambridge,

I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for information relating to your employment practices. I would like to know the following:

1. As of July 14th 2019, the longest length of time workers (employees or casual workers) in the college in non-academic/administrative positions who are over the age of 18 and paid below £9 per hour have been employed by the College, registered on the College’s payroll,

2. As of July 14th 2019, the median length of time workers (employees or casual workers) in the college in non-academic/administrative positions who are over the age of 18 and paid below £9 per hour have been employed by the College, registered at the College.

3. How many workers (employees or casual workers) in year preceding July 14th 2019, who are over the age of 18 in non-academic or administrative positions that are not guaranteed over 16 hours a week in their contract.

4. How many workers (employees or casual workers) in the year preceding July 14th 2019, who are over the age of 18 in non-academic positions that are not guaranteed above 0 hours of work per week in their contract.

If you are to invoke Section 43 to withhold information in relation to any of these questions please note you must provide details of the exact FOIA exemption, details of who would be prejudiced by this information, and a public interest test justifying a conclusion with arguments for and against the release of the information.

Thank you very much for your assistance with this request. If you would like any clarification on the information I have asked for, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. I look forward to receiving your response in the next 20 working days.

Yours faithfully,

Chloe Newbold

Lawrence, Christopher (Bursar), Newnham College, Cambridge

Dear Ms Newbold

Following your numbering:

1. 13 years, 9 months

2. 3 years (permanent staff, estimated); 6 months (casual staff, estimated).

3. All permanent staff are guaranteed over 16 hours per week. No casual staff are guaranteed over 16 hours per week.

4. All permanent staff are guaranteed over 0 hours per week. No casual staff are guaranteed over 0 hours per week.

Best wishes

Christopher Lawrence
Bursar
Newnham College
Sidgwick Avenue
Cambridge
CB3 9DF

Registered Charity No.1137512

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Dear Newnham College, Cambridge,

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

I am writing to request an internal review of Newnham College, Cambridge's handling of my FOI request 'Employment Conditions 2019'. In relation to questions 3 and 4 please could you provide a number for the amount of casual staff that are employed on these types of contract.

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

Yours faithfully,

Chloe Newbold

Lawrence, Christopher (Bursar), Newnham College, Cambridge

Dear Ms Newbold

In the year to 14 July 2019, 125 different individuals aged over 18 did at least one hour's paid work during the year as casual staff. The most such casual staff used in any one month was 54. Therefore the answers to your questions 3 and 4 are:

3. 125

4. 125

Yours sincerely

Christopher Lawrence
Bursar
Newnham College
Sidgwick Avenue
Cambridge
CB3 9DF

Registered Charity No.1137512

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