Employment practices, including contracts.

[Name Removed] made this Freedom of Information request to King's College, Cambridge This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.

The request was successful.

Dear King’s College, Cambridge,

I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for information relating to college employment practices. I would like to know the following, as of August 16th 2018:

1. As of August 16th 2018, the number of staff employed by the college who are working on zero-hours contracts?

2. As of August 16th 2018, the percentage of staff in non-academic/administrative positions employed by the college who are working on zero-hour contracts?

3. As of August 16th 2018, the number of staff currently employed on contracts from the Temporary Employment Service of the University of Cambridge?

4. As of August 16th 2018, the percentage of staff employed by the college on contracts from the Temporary Employment Service of the University of Cambridge?

5. As of August 16th 2018, the average current salary per employee (full time equivalent if part time), broken down by gender and pay level within your organisation.

If you are to invoke Section 43 to withhold information in relation to any of these questions please note you must provide details of the exact FOIA exemption, details of who would be prejudiced by this information, and a public interest test justifying a conclusion with arguments for and against the release of the information.

Thank you very much for your assistance with this request. If you would like any clarification of the information I have asked for, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. I look forward to receiving your response in the next 20 working days.

Yours faithfully,

[Forename removed] [Surname removed]

King's College, Cambridge

2 Attachments

Dear [Forename removed] [Surname removed],

 

This is in reply to your enquiry received by the College on 17 August and
made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). I can confirm that
the College does hold some information related to your request. The
information as held by the College is:

 

1. As of August 16th 2018, the number of staff employed by the college who
are working on zero-hours contracts?

164

 

2. As of August 16th 2018, the percentage of staff in
non-academic/administrative positions employed by the college who are
working on zero-hour contracts? 48.17

 

3. As of August 16th 2018, the number of staff currently employed on
contracts from the Temporary Employment Service of the University of
Cambridge?

0

 

4. As of August 16th 2018, the percentage of staff employed by the college
on contracts from the Temporary Employment Service of the University of
Cambridge?

0

 

5. As of August 16th 2018, the average current salary per employee (full
time equivalent if part time), broken down by gender and pay level within
your organisation.

We do not hold this information. We do not have pay levels, there are no
spinal points or grades. Please refer to our most recent gender pay gap
report (attached) for the relevant information that we do hold.

 

If you have further questions please ask me in the first instance. I
attach a leaflet outlining the College's FOI Act policies and procedures.
If, after following those procedures you are still not satisfied with the
way in which your request has been dealt with you may apply directly to
the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the Commissioner
will not entertain your complaint unless you have exhausted any relevant
internal review procedures.

 

Yours sincerely

Peter Jones

 

Peter Jones

Freedom of Information Officer

King’s College, Cambridge

Cambridge CB2 1ST

 

Email: [1][King's College, Cambridge request email]

 

show quoted sections