Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Information Request

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Dear Arts University Bournemouth,

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 Hughes

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Dear Georgia Hughes,

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request. Please find the
response from the Arts University Bournemouth detailed below.

 

Kind Regards

 

Arts University Bournemouth

 

 

 

Please specify what period this information refers to at the beginning of
your answer.

In response to the requirements below all values based on the payments
made to monthly salaried staff for April 2017 annualised.

 

1.

i) The number of individuals employed by the university who receive total
remuneration* of £140,000 pa or more.

There is one individual employed by the university whose total
remuneration exceeds £140k.

 

ii) The number of these individuals who are women.

Of the one individual, nil are women.

 

2. The total remuneration* of the highest paid employee.

The total remuneration of the highest paid individual is £219,862 in line
with remuneration definition at the foot of this request.

 

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].

In April 2017 no monthly salaried staff were paid less than the Living
Wage of £8.45 per hour.

 

ii) The number of these individuals (paid less than Living Wage) who are
women.

Nil, as in April 2017 no monthly salaried staff were paid less than the
Real Living Wage of £8.45 per hour.

 

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].

There are two main external contractors on site, which are Mitie Security
(Part of the Mitie Group) and Chartwells (Part of the Compass Group),
whose rates of pay is knowledge owned by the third parties; AUB is not in
a position to disclose this information beyond naming the third parties.

 

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.

Arts University Bournemouth does not have a policy for external
contractors to be paid the Real Living Wage.

 

4.

i) The number of employees paid at exactly the National Minimum Wage,
including those employed by outside contractors to work at your
university.

Nil

 

ii) The number of these individuals (paid at exactly National Minimum
Wage) who are women.

Not applicable.

 

5.

i) The number of apprentices employed by your university.

Nil

 

ii) The lowest remuneration* received by apprentices employed by your
university.

Not applicable.

 

6. The ratio between the total remuneration* of the highest-paid employee
and the total remuneration* of the lowest-paid employee.

The ratio is calculated at       1 : 12.6

 

7. The ratio between the total remuneration* of the highest-paid employee
and the total remuneration* of the median-paid employee.

The ratio is calculated at       1 : 6.9

 

*[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

 

 

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for the use of the named recipient(s). If you have received this email in
error please delete it and do not disseminate, distribute, copy or alter
it. Any views or opinions expressed are those of the author and do not
necessarily represent those of Arts University Bournemouth.

Although  Arts University Bournemouth has taken reasonable precautions to
ensure no viruses are present in this email, the University cannot accept
responsibility for any loss or damage arising from the use of this email
or attachments.

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