Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Information Request

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Georgia Whitaker

Dear Goldsmiths, University of London,

Please could you send the following information as outlined in the Freedom of Information Act for the year ending 1st April July 2017, or for the financial year in which 1st April 2017 falls. If information for that period is not yet available, please use the most recent information you have. Please specify what period this information refers to at the beginning of your answer.
1. i) The number of individuals employed by the university who receive total remuneration* of £140,000 pa or more.
ii) The number of these individuals who are women.
2. The total remuneration* of the highest paid employee.
3. i) The number of individuals directly employed by the university who are paid less than the Living Wage of £8.45 per hour [or £9.75 per hour within Greater London].
ii) The number of these individuals (paid less than Living Wage) who are women.
iii) If available, the number of individuals employed by outside contractors to provide services at your university who are paid less than the Living Wage of £8.45 per hour [or £9.75 per hour within Greater London].
iv) Whether your university has a policy to require on-site staff working for external contractors to be paid Living Wage rates as a minimum.
4. i) The number of employees paid at exactly the National Minimum Wage, including those employed by outside contractors to work at your university.
ii) The number of these individuals (paid at exactly National Minimum Wage) who are women.
5. i) The number of apprentices employed by your university.
ii) The lowest remuneration* received by apprentices employed by your university.
6. The ratio between the total remuneration* of the highest-paid employee and the total remuneration* of the lowest-paid employee.
7. The ratio between the total remuneration* of the highest-paid employee and the total remuneration* of the median-paid employee.
*[adapted from the government's definition of remuneration (for local authority chief officers) under section 43 of the Localism Act 2011] Remuneration meaning:
(a)salary or, in the case of an individual engaged under a contract for services, payments made by the university to the individual those services,
(b)any bonuses payable by the university to the individual,
(c)any charges, fees or allowances payable by the authority to the individual,
(d)any benefits in kind to which the individual is entitled as a result of their office or employment,
(e)any increase in or enhancement of the individual's pension entitlement where the increase or enhancement is as a result of a resolution of the university, and
(f)any amounts payable by the university to the individual on the individual ceasing to hold office under or be employed by the university, other than amounts that may be payable by virtue of any enactment.
(g) calculated as full-time equivalent

Yours faithfully,

Georgia Whitaker

Goldsmiths Information Access, Goldsmiths, University of London

Dear Georgia Whitaker,

I am writing to formally acknowledge your Freedom of Information (FOI)
request received on 05 July 2017.

We will respond promptly but in any event by 02 August 2017, this being 20
working days following the receipt of your request and is in accordance
with the time limit set out in the FOI Act.

Yours sincerely,

Matthew Ramsey
Information Governance Manager

Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross,
London, SE14 6AF

www.gold.ac.uk

Matthew Ramsey, Goldsmiths, University of London

Dear Georgia Whitaker,

I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information request in which you asked the following questions regarding pay at Goldsmiths.

1. i) The number of individuals employed by the university who receive total remuneration* of £140,000 pa or more.

One

ii) The number of these individuals who are women.

None

2. The total remuneration* of the highest paid employee.

£242,640

3. i) The number of individuals directly employed by the university who are paid less than the Living Wage of £8.45 per hour [or £9.75 per hour within Greater London].

We adhere to the London Living Wage

ii) The number of these individuals (paid less than Living Wage) who are women.

None

iii) If available, the number of individuals employed by outside contractors to provide services at your university who are paid less than the Living Wage of £8.45 per hour [or £9.75 per hour within Greater London].

None

iv) Whether your university has a policy to require on-site staff working for external contractors to be paid Living Wage rates as a minimum.

We require contractors to pay at least the London Living Wage

4. i) The number of employees paid at exactly the National Minimum Wage, including those employed by outside contractors to work at your university.

None

ii) The number of these individuals (paid at exactly National Minimum Wage) who are women.

None

5. i) The number of apprentices employed by your university.

None

ii) The lowest remuneration* received by apprentices employed by your university.

Not applicable

6. The ratio between the total remuneration* of the highest-paid employee and the total remuneration* of the lowest-paid employee.

14.1 (£242,640 : £17,154)

7. The ratio between the total remuneration* of the highest-paid employee and the total remuneration* of the median-paid employee.

7.6 (£242,640 : £ 32,125)

I hope this response satisfies your Freedom of Information request. However, if you are dissatisfied with this response, you may ask for it to be reviewed by either contacting us by email: [Goldsmiths, University of London request email]<mailto:[Goldsmiths, University of London request email]> or by writing to:

Information Governance Manager
Room G9, DTH Building
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross, London, SE14 6AF

Please describe the original request, explain your grounds for dissatisfaction, and include an address for correspondence.

If you are still not satisfied following the internal review, you have a right to appeal to the Information Commissioner who can be contacted at the following address.

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 700
www.ico.gov.uk<http://www.ico.gov.uk>

With regards,

Matthew

Matthew Ramsey
Information Governance & Records Manager
Governance & Legal Services

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