Recruitment Agency Spend

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Dear Cardiff University,

Please could you provide me with the total value of spend on staff recruitment agencies, which agencies were used, and how much was spent with each agency for the academic years 2016/2017, 2017/2018 and this academic year 2018/19 (to date). I would appreciate it if you could report spending separately for each academic year.

Yours faithfully,

Nicky Michaels

InfoRequest, Cardiff University

Dear Nicky

I acknowledge receipt of your email received by this office on 24 March 2019 in which you requested information regarding spend on staff recruitment agencies.

Your request will now be dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and has been allocated reference FOI19-137 which should be quoted in all correspondence. We will respond to your request within 20 working days starting the next working day after receipt, therefore you can expect to receive a response no later than 23 April 2019.

Where we consider that we will not be able to meet this deadline or if further time is required to consider the public interest test we will contact you as soon as possible and give you a revised date for response.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and, if that is the case, we will let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be required to pay before we will proceed to deal with your request.

Yours sincerely

Gail Thomas
Swyddog Sicrwydd
Adran Cynllunio Strategol a Llywodraethu
Prifysgol Caerdydd
2il Lawr, Friary House
Heol y Brodyr Llwydion
Caerdydd
CF10 3AE
Ffôn: +44 (029) 2087 5327
Ebost : [email address]  

Mae'r Brifysgol yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg neu'n Saesneg. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhwy oedi.
Gail Thomas
Assurance Officer
Strategic Planning and Governance
Cardiff University
2nd Floor, Friary House
Greyfriars Road
Cardiff
CF10 3AE
Tel: +44 (029) 2087 5327
Email: [email address

The University welcomes correspondence in Welsh or English. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.

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Dear InfoRequest,

I look forward to hearing from you. I am delighted to report that other Welsh Higher Education Institutions have found themselves able to comply with the same request.

Yours sincerely,

Nicky Michaels

InfoRequest, Cardiff University

Dear Nicky

Further to our email of 25 March 2019 unfortunately we will not be in a position to provide you with a response by the date stated. We anticipate that we will require a further 8 working days and you can therefore expect to receive a response by 3 May 2019.

Apologies for the inconvenience.

Kind regards
Gail

Gail Thomas
Swyddog Sicrwydd
Adran Cynllunio Strategol a Llywodraethu
Prifysgol Caerdydd
2il Lawr, Friary House
Heol y Brodyr Llwydion
Caerdydd
CF10 3AE
Ffôn: +44 (029) 2087 5327
Ebost : [email address]  

Mae'r Brifysgol yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg neu'n Saesneg. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhwy oedi.
Gail Thomas
Assurance Officer
Strategic Planning and Governance
Cardiff University
2nd Floor, Friary House
Greyfriars Road
Cardiff
CF10 3AE
Tel: +44 (029) 2087 5327
Email: [email address

The University welcomes correspondence in Welsh or English. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.

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InfoRequest, Cardiff University

 

Dear Nicky

 

I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information request dated 24
March 2019 in which you requested information regarding the University's
spend on recruitment agencies.

 

For ease of reference, I have reproduced your question(s) below and set
out our corresponding response(s).

 

Please could you provide me with the total value of spend on staff
recruitment agencies, which agencies were used, and how much was spent
with each agency for the academic years 2016/2017, 2017/2018 and this
academic year 2018/19 (to date). I would appreciate it if you could report
spending separately for each academic year.

 

Please note that this total represents a broader spend than agency labour
costs as it includes activities such as advertising and  campaign
management costs.

 

Agency                                    
16/17                            17/18                            18/19
(to date)

                                                                       

Acorn                                       116,890.86                  
58,921.31                     18,371.92        

Blue Arrow                                327,187.98                  
256,781.15                   303,918.64      

Brook Street                             925,357.36                  
988,220.87                   413,793.03      

Michael Page Associates           94,566.31                    
64,477.42                     16,980.00        

Reed Specialist                         616,548.66                  
623,009.16                   629,267.13      

Hays                                         378,832.40                  
240,982.33                   115,763.20      

Robert Half                              
0.00                              14,712.44                    
5,937.12          

                                                                       

TOTAL                                     2,459,383.57                
2,247,104.68                 1,504,031.04    

 

I trust this information satisfies your enquiry.  The University has a
Freedom of Information Complaints Procedure should you feel dissatisfied
with this response or the way in which your request was handled.
Complaints must be made in writing and must set out why you believe the
University has not met its obligations under the Freedom of Information
Act.  You may email your complaint to [email address] where it
will be forwarded to the Director of Strategic Planning and Governance who
will be responsible for overseeing the review.

 

If you remain dissatisfied following the outcome of your complaint, you
have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for
consideration.  The Information Commissioner can be contacted at the
following address: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House,
Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

 

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Cardiff University. If you require further assistance please feel free to
contact me.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Gail Thomas Gail Thomas

Swyddog Sicrwydd Assurance Officer

Adran Cynllunio Strategol a Llywodraethu Strategic Planning and Governance

Prifysgol Caerdydd Cardiff University

2il Lawr, Friary House 2^nd Floor, Friary House

Heol y Brodyr Llwydion Greyfriars Road

Caerdydd Cardiff

CF10 3AE CF10 3AE

Ffôn: +44 (029) 2087 5327 Tel: +44 (029) 2087 5327

Ebost : [1][email address]   Email:
[2][email address
 
 
Mae'r Brifysgol yn croesawu gohebiaeth
yn Gymraeg neu'n Saesneg.  Ni fydd The University welcomes
gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhwy oedi. correspondence in Welsh or
English.  Corresponding in Welsh
will not lead to any delay.

 

 

 

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