This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Employment Practices 2019'.

Ben Margolis - FOI Request  
Pembroke College 
 
1. 
As of July 16th 2019, 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. 
£8.13/hr exc holiday pay of 12.07%. Including holiday, £9.11. This is for casual staff. 
 
2. Please outline any cash benefits that were given to workers (employees or casual workers) paid your 
lowest hourly wage, who are over the age of 18, and who are not trainees or apprentices, in the year prior 
to July 16th 2019 and how these are allocated. 
 
Permanent employees are paid a bonus and have access to a range of benefits including staff events, 
Christmas bonus and subsidised healthcare. Casual staff receive a free meal at work if they work 
the requisite number of hours. 
 
3. As of July 16th 2019, the number of workers (employees or casual workers), if any, over the age of 18, 
who are paid by the college and paid below £9 per hour. 
 
Including holiday pay, no workers are paid below £9 per hour. 
 
4. As of July 16th 2019, 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 per hour. 
 
As above, none. 
 
5. As of July 16th 2019, any benefits given to workers paid below £9 per hour. This could include, but is 
not restricted to, things like: meals, paid holidays, healthcare and dental schemes, uniforms, car parking, 
bonuses, cycle purchase schemes, etc.   
N/A 
 
6. As of July 16th 2019, are there any conditions for benefits given to workers paid below £9 per hour. 
This could include, but is not restricted to: probation periods, minimum employment times, minimum 
work amounts, good behaviour.  
N/A 
 
7. As of July 16th 2019, is the college currently in the process of gaining accreditation from the Living 
Wage Foundation? 
We are considering this as an option. 
 
8. The name(s) of any external employment agencies used to provide staff in the year prior to July 16th 
2019. 
 
We believe this is confidential. We primarily use two Catering agencies for Kitchen and Front of 
House staff. 
 
9. 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 8 or more consecutive weeks, in the year 
prior to July 16th 2019, who were paid below £9 per hour.  
We ask agencies to pay the Living Wage to agency staff.