Employment practices, including employees earning less than £7.65/hour

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Dear Sir or Madam,

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 November 2013:

1. The number of staff currently employed by the college, whether full time or part time, being paid under £7.65 an hour (excluding benefits).
2. The number of staff employed by the college who are working on zero-hours contracts (i.e. staff who are ‘on call’ but have no contractually set hours of work).
3. The number of staff employed, if any, who have opted out of the Working Time Regulations and work, or have worked, for more than 48 hours per week for the college.
4. Whether the college contracts any external employment agencies to provide staff, and if so the names of these agencies and (if you hold the information) the number of these sub-contracted employees who are paid below £7.65 per hour.

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.

Yours faithfully,

P Brady

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On behalf of the Cambridge University Living Wage Campaign

Dear Sir or Madam,

As I have not yet received a response to my request for information, I am writing to remind you that by law I should have received a response by 17 December at the latest. I hope I can expect your response soon.

Yours faithfully,

P Brady

Paul Warren,

Dear Mr Brady
I am afraid to say this is the first email that I have received from you and there are no questions attached to this request. If you would like to formally make a request please attach the questions that you would like to ask.

Best wishes,
Paul

Mr Paul Warren
Bursar
Clare College
Trinity Lane
Cambridge
CB2 1TL

Tel: 01223 333221

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Answer received by email:

Dear Mr Brady

I am writing in respect of your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Our answers to your questions are below:

1.As at November 2013 we employ 85 people whose hourly rate is less than £7.65
2. We have 73 staff employed on zero hours contracts/casual contracts.
3. We have no staff working more than 48 hours per week.
4. We employ Agency staff through the Temporary Employment Service at the University and Select Hospitality.

Best wishes.

Sally

Sally Hewings MCIPD
HR Officer
Clare College

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After further contact by email, the organisation has said it would like to clarify the figure of 73 given above for the number of "staff employed on zero hours contracts/casual contracts". There are 16 workers who are on contracts which oblige them to take work when offered, while the rest have no such obligation.