Public sector pay inequality - all non-London councils

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To Whom It May Concern,

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act (2000) to request information pertaining to public sector pay inequality. The following are a list of questions that I would like a response on;

• How many persons does your council employ?
• How many council employees are employed as apprentices, and how much is their pay per hour?
• How many council employees are employed on a salary equal or less than a full-time equivalent of £14,942.20 per year?
• How many council employees are employed on a salary equal to or less than a full-time equivalent of £16,380 (in London £19,201) per year?
• How many council employees are employed on a salary equal to or less than a full-time equivalent of £29,588 per year?
• How many council employees are employed on a salary equal to or greater than a full-time equivalent of £46,351 per year?
• What are the non-pecuniary benefits or expenses available to stage employed in roles with full-time equivalent salaries equal to or greater than £46,351 per year?

If you can identify any ways that my request could be refined, I would be grateful for any further advice and assistance.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me via email and I will be pleased to clarify what I am asking for and discuss the request.

Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,

Emily Thomas

HPBC-Info@infreemation.co.uk,

Your reference number is HPFOI2019/20-0530

 

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High Peak Borough Council

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HPBC-Info@infreemation.co.uk,

Dear Madam

The Council’s response to your information request dated 20 September
2019 is being prepared and I will respond to you shortly.  Please accept
my apologies for the delay.

Yours faithfully

 

Jenny Atherton
Freedom of Information Officer 
High Peak Borough Council 

Tel:  0345 129 7777
 

HPBC-Info@infreemation.co.uk,

Dear Madam

I write further to my correspondence dated 16 October 2019.  Please accept
my sincere apologies for the delay in responding to your request.

I am advised that the Council’s response to your information request
regarding the above is as follows:

 

Question Response
How many 265
persons does
your council
employ? 

 
How many 6 apprentices (2 of which are higher level apprentices).
council
employees are 3 are paid in accordance with the national apprentice rates of pay
employed as which can be found
apprentices, at: [1]https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage...
and how much
is their pay High Level Apprentices are paid at:
per hour?
1 paid at £9.00 per hour.

1 paid at £9.55 per hour.

 
How many Nil.
council
employees are
employed on a
salary equal
or less than
a full-time
equivalent of
£14,942.20
per year?

 
How many Nil.
council
employees are
employed on a
salary equal
to or less
than a
full-time
equivalent of
£16,380 (in
London
£19,201) per
year?

 
How many 196
council
employees are
employed on a
salary equal
to or less
than a
full-time
equivalent of
£29,588 per
year?
How many 9
council
employees are
employed on a
salary equal
to or greater
than a
full-time
equivalent of
£46,351 per
year? 
What are the Please refer to the pay
non-pecuniary policy: [2]https://www.highpeak.gov.uk/article/1286...
benefits or
expenses
available to
stage
employed in
roles with
full-time
equivalent
salaries
equal to or
greater than
£46,351 per
year?

 

 

As this information is publicly available it does not, therefore, have to
be disclosed by this Council as it is exempt under Section 21(1) of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 which states:

“Information which is reasonably accessible to the applicant otherwise
than under section 1 is exempt information.”

Under the Re-Use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015, you are
free to use any of the information that you have been provided with by the
Council in response to this request.  The information may be re-used
subject to the terms of the [3]Open Government Licence.

If you are dissatisfied with the response given to your request, you are
entitled to request an internal review.  Please
contact [4][email address], within 2 months of receiving the Council’s
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have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

FOI/EIR Complaints Resolution

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

[5]www.ico.org.uk

For information purposes only, the cost to the Council to respond to this
request is £50.00.      

Yours faithfully

 

Jenny Atherton
Freedom of Information Officer
High Peak Borough Council

Tel:  0345 129 7777

 

References

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1. https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage...
2. https://www.highpeak.gov.uk/article/1286...
3. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/o...
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5. http://www.ico.org.uk/