Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Information Request

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Georgia Whitaker Hughes

Dear University of Wolverhampton,

Please could you send the following information as outlined in the Freedom of Information Act for the year ending 1st April July 2017, or for the financial year in which 1st April 2017 falls. If information for that period is not yet available, please use the most recent information you have. Please specify what period this information refers to at the beginning of your answer.
1. i) The number of individuals employed by the university who receive total remuneration* of £140,000 pa or more.
ii) The number of these individuals who are women.
2. The total remuneration* of the highest paid employee.
3. i) The number of individuals directly employed by the university who are paid less than the Living Wage of £8.45 per hour [or £9.75 per hour within Greater London].
ii) The number of these individuals (paid less than Living Wage) who are women.
iii) If available, the number of individuals employed by outside contractors to provide services at your university who are paid less than the Living Wage of £8.45 per hour [or £9.75 per hour within Greater London].
iv) Whether your university has a policy to require on-site staff working for external contractors to be paid Living Wage rates as a minimum.
4. i) The number of employees paid at exactly the National Minimum Wage, including those employed by outside contractors to work at your university.
ii) The number of these individuals (paid at exactly National Minimum Wage) who are women.
5. i) The number of apprentices employed by your university.
ii) The lowest remuneration* received by apprentices employed by your university.
6. The ratio between the total remuneration* of the highest-paid employee and the total remuneration* of the lowest-paid employee.
7. The ratio between the total remuneration* of the highest-paid employee and the total remuneration* of the median-paid employee.
*[adapted from the government's definition of remuneration (for local authority chief officers) under section 43 of the Localism Act 2011] Remuneration meaning:
(a)salary or, in the case of an individual engaged under a contract for services, payments made by the university to the individual those services,
(b)any bonuses payable by the university to the individual,
(c)any charges, fees or allowances payable by the authority to the individual,
(d)any benefits in kind to which the individual is entitled as a result of their office or employment,
(e)any increase in or enhancement of the individual's pension entitlement where the increase or enhancement is as a result of a resolution of the university, and
(f)any amounts payable by the university to the individual on the individual ceasing to hold office under or be employed by the university, other than amounts that may be payable by virtue of any enactment.
(g) calculated as full-time equivalent

Yours faithfully,

Georgia Whitaker Hughes

Zulyte, Ieva, University of Wolverhampton

Dear Georgia Whitaker Hughes,

R.E. Freedom of Information Request: FOI-139-2017

Thank you for your email below, received by the University of Wolverhampton on the 7 July 2017 in which you have requested the following information:

"Please could you send the following information as outlined in the Freedom of Information Act for the year ending 1st April July 2017, or for the financial year in which 1st April 2017 falls. If information for that period is not yet available, please use the most recent information you have. Please specify what period this information refers to at the beginning of your answer.
1. i) The number of individuals employed by the university who receive total remuneration* of £140,000 pa or more.
ii) The number of these individuals who are women.
2. The total remuneration* of the highest paid employee.
3. i) The number of individuals directly employed by the university who are paid less than the Living Wage of £8.45 per hour [or £9.75 per hour within Greater London].
ii) The number of these individuals (paid less than Living Wage) who are women.
iii) If available, the number of individuals employed by outside contractors to provide services at your university who are paid less than the Living Wage of £8.45 per hour [or £9.75 per hour within Greater London].
iv) Whether your university has a policy to require on-site staff working for external contractors to be paid Living Wage rates as a minimum.
4. i) The number of employees paid at exactly the National Minimum Wage, including those employed by outside contractors to work at your university.
ii) The number of these individuals (paid at exactly National Minimum Wage) who are women.
5. i) The number of apprentices employed by your university.
ii) The lowest remuneration* received by apprentices employed by your university.
6. The ratio between the total remuneration* of the highest-paid employee and the total remuneration* of the lowest-paid employee.
7. The ratio between the total remuneration* of the highest-paid employee and the total remuneration* of the median-paid employee.
*[adapted from the government's definition of remuneration (for local authority chief officers) under section 43 of the Localism Act 2011] Remuneration meaning:
(a)salary or, in the case of an individual engaged under a contract for services, payments made by the university to the individual those services, (b)any bonuses payable by the university to the individual, (c)any charges, fees or allowances payable by the authority to the individual, (d)any benefits in kind to which the individual is entitled as a result of their office or employment, (e)any increase in or enhancement of the individual's pension entitlement where the increase or enhancement is as a result of a resolution of the university, and (f)any amounts payable by the university to the individual on the individual ceasing to hold office under or be employed by the university, other than amounts that may be payable by virtue of any enactment.
(g) calculated as full-time equivalent."

Your request will now be considered in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000. You will receive a response within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act, subject to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third party. In some circumstances we may be unable to achieve this deadline. If this is likely you will be informed and given a revised timescale at the earliest opportunity.

In some cases there may be a fee payable for the retrieval, collation and provision of the information you request. If this is the case you will be informed and the 20 working day timescale will be suspended until we receive payment from you. If you choose not to make payment then your request will remain unanswered.

Some requests may also require either full or partial transference to another public authority in order to answer your query in the fullest possible way. Again, you will be informed if this is the case.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please do not hesitate to contact this office.

Yours sincerely,

Ieva

Ieva Zulyte
Data Protection and Freedom of Information Officer
Offices of the Vice-Chancellor (MA215)
University of Wolverhampton
Wulfruna Street
Wolverhampton
WV1 1LY
Tel: 01902 322602

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From: Georgia Whitaker Hughes[SMTP:[email address]]
Sent: 07 July 2017 14:03:58
To: FoI
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Information Request Auto forwarded by a Rule

Dear University of Wolverhampton,

Please could you send the following information as outlined in the Freedom of Information Act for the year ending 1st April July 2017, or for the financial year in which 1st April 2017 falls. If information for that period is not yet available, please use the most recent information you have. Please specify what period this information refers to at the beginning of your answer.
1. i) The number of individuals employed by the university who receive total remuneration* of £140,000 pa or more.
ii) The number of these individuals who are women.
2. The total remuneration* of the highest paid employee.
3. i) The number of individuals directly employed by the university who are paid less than the Living Wage of £8.45 per hour [or £9.75 per hour within Greater London].
ii) The number of these individuals (paid less than Living Wage) who are women.
iii) If available, the number of individuals employed by outside contractors to provide services at your university who are paid less than the Living Wage of £8.45 per hour [or £9.75 per hour within Greater London].
iv) Whether your university has a policy to require on-site staff working for external contractors to be paid Living Wage rates as a minimum.
4. i) The number of employees paid at exactly the National Minimum Wage, including those employed by outside contractors to work at your university.
ii) The number of these individuals (paid at exactly National Minimum Wage) who are women.
5. i) The number of apprentices employed by your university.
ii) The lowest remuneration* received by apprentices employed by your university.
6. The ratio between the total remuneration* of the highest-paid employee and the total remuneration* of the lowest-paid employee.
7. The ratio between the total remuneration* of the highest-paid employee and the total remuneration* of the median-paid employee.
*[adapted from the government's definition of remuneration (for local authority chief officers) under section 43 of the Localism Act 2011] Remuneration meaning:
(a)salary or, in the case of an individual engaged under a contract for services, payments made by the university to the individual those services, (b)any bonuses payable by the university to the individual, (c)any charges, fees or allowances payable by the authority to the individual, (d)any benefits in kind to which the individual is entitled as a result of their office or employment, (e)any increase in or enhancement of the individual's pension entitlement where the increase or enhancement is as a result of a resolution of the university, and (f)any amounts payable by the university to the individual on the individual ceasing to hold office under or be employed by the university, other than amounts that may be payable by virtue of any enactment.
(g) calculated as full-time equivalent

Yours faithfully,

Georgia Whitaker Hughes

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Georgia Whitaker Hughes

Dear University of Wolverhampton,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of University of Wolverhampton's handling of my FOI request 'Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Information Request'.

Your response to my request (sent 07/07/2017) has been delayed. By law, your institution should normally have responded promptly before yesterday.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/f...

Yours faithfully,

Georgia Whitaker Hughes

Zulyte, Ieva, University of Wolverhampton

Dear Georgia Whitaker Hughes,

Please accept our sincere apologies for the delay in responding to your request. Unfortunately, the University has been unable to process your request as quickly as it was hoped, therefore, we regret to inform you of a further 20 day extension. Please note, that we will try and respond to you as soon as possible and by 5th September 2017.

Once again, please accept my sincere apologies for the delay and any inconvenience caused.

Should you have any queries, please, do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind Regards
Ieva

Ieva Zulyte
Data Protection and Freedom of Information Officer
Offices of the Vice-Chancellor (MA215)
University of Wolverhampton
Wulfruna Street
Wolverhampton
WV1 1LY
Tel: 01902 322602

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From: Georgia Whitaker Hughes[SMTP:[email address]]
Sent: 09 August 2017 10:04:28
To: FoI
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Information Request Auto forwarded by a Rule

Dear University of Wolverhampton,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of University of Wolverhampton's handling of my FOI request 'Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Information Request'.

Your response to my request (sent 07/07/2017) has been delayed. By law, your institution should normally have responded promptly before yesterday.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/f...

Yours faithfully,

Georgia Whitaker Hughes

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Zulyte, Ieva, University of Wolverhampton

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Dear Georgia Whitaker Hughes,

Please find attached a response in relation to your below request.

Once again, please accept our sincere apologies for the short delay and any inconvenience caused.

Should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Kind Regards
Ieva

Ieva Zulyte
Data Protection and Freedom of Information Officer
Offices of the Vice-Chancellor (MA215)
University of Wolverhampton
Wulfruna Street
Wolverhampton
WV1 1LY
Tel: 01902 322602

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Georgia Whitaker Hughes

Dear Zulyte, Ieva,

Thank you for your response.
I have two clarifications please.
The first, exactly what national apprenticeship wage are you referring to? This is obviously subject to the apprentice's age, therefore an exact figure would be appreciated.
Furthermore could you, as other universities have direct me to the exact page on your financial records where I can find the information for the following questions:
1. The number of individuals employed by the university who receive total remuneration* of £140,000 pa or more.
2. The total remuneration* of the highest paid employee.
Thank you for your time.

Yours sincerely,

Georgia Whitaker Hughes

Zulyte, Ieva, University of Wolverhampton

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Dear Georgia Whitaker Hughes,

Please find attached a response in relation to your below request for clarification.

I hope this answers your questions, however, should you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind Regards
Ieva

Ieva Zulyte
Data Protection and Freedom of Information Officer
Offices of the Vice-Chancellor (MA215)
University of Wolverhampton
Wulfruna Street
Wolverhampton
WV1 1LY
Tel: 01902 322602

This email, together with any attachment, is for the exclusive and confidential use of the addressee(s) and may contain legally privileged information.  Any use, disclosure or reproduction without the sender’s explicit consent is unauthorised and may be unlawful.

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