Employment Conditions 2021

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Dear Jesus 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 February 26th 2021, the exact lowest hourly wage (excluding benefits) paid by the college to workers (employees or casual workers), over the age of 18, who are not trainees or apprentices, not including holiday pay.
2. As of February 26th 2021, the number of workers (employees or casual workers), if any, in the college in non-academic/administrative positions who are over the age of 18 and paid below £9.50 per hour.
3. As of February 26th 2021, the percentage of workers (employees or casual workers) in the college in non-academic/administrative positions who are over the age of 18 and paid below £9.50 per hour.
4. The name(s) of any external employment agencies used to provide staff in the two years prior to January 2021.
5. If the college uses any external employment agencies to provide staff, the number of contracted staff who worked 2 or more hours a day, in any day of the week, for 12 or more consecutive weeks, in the year prior to February 1st 2020.
6. If the college uses any external employment agencies to provide staff, the number of contracted staff who worked 2 or more hours a day, in any day of the week, for 12 or more consecutive weeks, in the year prior to February 1st 2020, who were paid below £9.50 per hour.
7. The total number of staff who earned over £50,000 in the most recent financial year
8. The total number of staff who earned over £80,000 in the most recent financial year.
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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. Please confirm you have received this email, provide the reference number of the request, and give the date you will respond on or before.

Yours faithfully,

Chloe Newbold

Freedom of Information, Jesus College, Cambridge

Dear Chloe,

Thank you for your request. This is to acknowledge receipt and let you know that we will respond as soon as possible and within 20 working days as specified by the Act.

Further details about making a request to the College, including your rights if you are not satisfied with our response may be found at https://www.jesus.cam.ac.uk/college/abou...

Information and advice about the Freedom of Information Act and making requests is available from the Information Commissioner’s Office http://ico.org.uk/for_the_public/officia...

Best wishes

Susan Webb
Information Compliance Officer
IT Department
Jesus College Cambridge
01223 339831
e-mail: [email address]

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Freedom of Information, Jesus College, Cambridge

Dear Chloe,

Thank you for your request.

As of February 26th 2021:

1. Our lowest hourly rate is currently £9.30

2. The total number of 9.30 hourly employees is 64

3 The percentage of lowest hourly rate is 29.77%

4 The College has occasionally used Select – Recruitment Agency. Blue Arrow and Interaction Recruitment

5 & 6 – the College has no casual staff

7. The total number of staff who earned over £50,000 in the most recent financial year was 6

8. The total number of staff who earned over £80,000 in the most recent financial year was 2

Pay increases are implemented in July each year, and it is the College's policy that the wage rates paid to its lowest paid staff are at least equal to the Real Living Wage rates then in force. In 2020, the lowest paid staff received a pay increase when all other staff receive no cost-of-living increase due to the financial challenges faced by the College.

Further details about making a request to the College, including your rights if you are not satisfied with our response may be found at https://www.jesus.cam.ac.uk/college/abou...

Information and advice about the Freedom of Information Act and making requests is available from the Information Commissioner’s Office http://ico.org.uk/for_the_public/officia...

Best wishes

Susan Webb
Information Compliance Officer
IT Department
Jesus College Cambridge
01223 339831
e-mail: [email address]

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