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Dear Oxfordshire County Council,

Please answer the following questions with regard to the financial year 2018-19, and with the projected values for the financial year 2019-20:

1) The lowest hourly wage paid by your Council to employees who worked at least two hours a day for eight consecutive weeks.

2) Details of all the wage bands below the Oxford Living Wage (£10.02/hr), the number of staff paid at each band level, and their job titles.

3) The number of employees paid below the Oxford Living Wage who are women.

4) The total number of non-academic/non-administrative staff employed by the Council broken down in the following categories:
Number employed directly by the Council
Number employed through agencies and/or contractors

5) The lowest wage received by agency workers and contractors, and number of agency workers and contractors receiving less than the Oxford Living Wage, if not already covered in the responses to 1) and 2).

Yours faithfully,

Oxford City Living Wage Campaign

FOI Team, Oxfordshire County Council

Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for your FOI request of 3 June 2019.

Unfortunately, the Council considers that your request does not meet the requirements of section 8(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Section 8(1) provides that a request is only valid if it:

a) Is in writing,
b) States the name of the applicant and an address for correspondence, and
c) Describes the information requested.

In this case, the Council considers that you have not provided a valid name for the purposes of section 8(1)(b). In the following circumstances, a request will not be valid:

1. No name is provided;
2. The request is signed ‘anonymous’ or similar;
3. The request is signed by a name which appears to be pseudonymous, for example ‘Mickey Mouse’;
4. Only the first name of the requestor has been provided;
5. Only the last name of the requestor has been provided; and
6. Only the first name and last initial of the requestor is provided, for example ‘John S’

With this in mind, the Council cannot accept your request until you provide a valid name which provides, at least, the initial of your first name and your full surname, for example ‘Ms J Smith’. Upon receipt of this, the Council will be in a position to progress your request accordingly.

Kind regards,

Zaqia Hussain
Paralegal
Access and Disclosure

Law and Governance
2nd Floor County Hall
New Road
Oxford
OX1 1ND
[email address]

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Oxford City Living Wage Campaign

Dear FOI Team,

Thank you for your response.

My name is Martyn Rush.

Yours sincerely,

Oxford City Living Wage Campaign

CEO Contact, Oxfordshire County Council

Our reference:  15432 FOI

 

Dear Mr Rush

 

Thank you for your correspondence received on 7 June 2019 in which you
requested the following information:

 

Please answer the following questions with regard to the financial year
2018-19, and with the projected values for the financial year 2019-20:

 

1) The lowest hourly wage paid by your Council to employees who worked at
least two hours a day for eight consecutive weeks.

 

2) Details of all the wage bands below the Oxford Living Wage (£10.02/hr),
the number of staff paid at each band level, and their job titles.

 

3) The number of employees paid below the Oxford Living Wage who are
women.

 

4) The total number of non-academic/non-administrative staff employed by
the Council broken down in the following categories:

Number employed directly by the Council

Number employed through agencies and/or contractors

 

5) The lowest wage received by agency workers and contractors, and number
of agency workers and contractors receiving less than the Oxford Living
Wage, if not already covered in the responses to 1) and 2).

 

Your request is being considered and you will receive the information
requested as soon as possible and in any event within the next 20 working
days in compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, unless an
exception applies. This means that the council will respond to you by 5
July 2019 at the latest.

  

If appropriate, the information requested can be made available in
alternative formats, including other languages, Braille, large print, and
audiocassette. If you require any of these formats then please let me
know.

 

Please contact me if you have any have further enquiries about your
request. I would be grateful if you could quote the reference number given
at the top of this email.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

CEO Co-ordinator

CEO FOI/EIR & Complaints Co-ordinator
Democratic Support Team
Law & Governance
E-Mail: [1][email address]

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Oxford City Living Wage Campaign

Dear CEO Contact,

Thanks for this.

As regards 1) please provide for salaried and hourly staff. It is a typo and should have been two hours per week for eight consecutive weeks - this is the guidance provided by the Living Wage Foundation (see p7, https://www.livingwage.org.uk/sites/defa...), but it may simply be easier to tell us about any staff who are earning below £10.02 per hour.

Yours sincerely,

Oxford City Living Wage Campaign

CEO Contact, Oxfordshire County Council

Our reference: 15432 FOI

 

Dear Mr Rush

 

Thank you for your request of 7 June 2019 in which you asked for
information about Oxford Living Wage.

 

The County Council does hold this information, please find our response in
blue below:

 

Please answer the following questions with regard to the financial year
2018-19, and with the projected values for the financial year 2019-20.

 

Taken as a snap shot from May 2019 for financial year 2019-20.

 

1)        The lowest hourly wage paid by your Council to employees who
worked at least two hours a week for eight consecutive weeks.

Our Apprentices are paid £5.86 (£11,309.70 FTE) during their probation.
This rises to £6.14 (£11,853.33 FTE) following the completion of their
probation for up to 12 months in employment. After 12 months this rises
again to £8.97 (£17,305.51 FTE).

 

2)        Details of all the wage bands below the Oxford Living Wage
(£10.02/hr), the number of staff paid at each band level, and their job
titles.

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Wage Band |Salary |Number of|Example Job Titles |
| | |Employees| |
|-----------------+---------------+---------+----------------------------|
|Teachers |£8.92 (£17,208)|1 |Instructor |
|Unqualified | | | |
|-----------------+---------------+---------+----------------------------|
|TUPE |£7.53 to £9.96 |15 |Catering Operative, Teaching|
| | | |Assistant, Administrator |
|-----------------+---------------+---------+----------------------------|
|Apprentices Level|£5.86 - £8.97 |27 |  |
|2 | | | |
|-----------------+---------------+---------+----------------------------|
|Grade 1 |£9.00 |761 |Playground Supervisor, |
| | | |Lunchtime Assistant |
|-----------------+---------------+---------+----------------------------|
|Grade 2 |£9.18 |267 |Catering Assistant, Cleaner |
| | | | |
|  | | | |
|-----------------+---------------+---------+----------------------------|
|Grade 3 |£9.18 - £9.36 |142 |Cleaner/Caretaker, Workforce|
| | | |Associate |
| | | | |
| | | |  |
|-----------------+---------------+---------+----------------------------|
|Grade 4 |£9.55 - £9.74 |1748 |Teaching Assistant, Early |
| | | |Years Assistant |
|  | | | |
|-----------------+---------------+---------+----------------------------|
|Grade 5 |£9.74 - £9.94 |131 |Customer Service Advisor, |
| |(Grade actually| |Catering Supervisor |
| |goes to £10.14)| | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

 

3)        The number of employees paid below the Oxford Living Wage who
are women.

2831 Female

261 Male

 

 4. The total number of non-academic/non-administrative staff employed by
the Council broken down in the following categories:

Number employed directly by the Council – 4,481 as at April 2019 (not
including schools)

Number employed through agencies and/or contractors - 187

 

 5. The lowest wage received by agency workers and contractors, and number
of agency workers and contractors receiving less than the Oxford
Living Wage, if not already covered in the responses to 1) and 2).

Lowest paid agency worker

Cleaning Operative - £8.21 per hour

 

Number of agency workers/contractors receiving less than the Oxford Living
Wage: 28.

 

 

Taken as a snap shot from March 2019 for financial year 2018-19.

 

1)        The lowest hourly wage paid by your Council to employees who
worked at least two hours a week for eight consecutive weeks.

Our Apprentices are paid £5.86 (£11,309.70 FTE) during their probation.
This rises to £6.14 (£11,853.33 FTE) following the completion of their
probation for up to 12 months in employment. After 12 months this rises
again to £8.97 (£17,305.51 FTE).

 

2)        Details of all the wage bands below the Oxford Living Wage
(£10.02/hr), the number of staff paid at each band level, and their job
titles.

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Wage Band |Salary |Number of|Example Job Titles |
| | |Employees| |
|-----------------+---------------+---------+----------------------------|
|Teachers |£8.92 (£17,208)|1 |Instructor |
|Unqualified | | | |
|-----------------+---------------+---------+----------------------------|
|TUPE |£7.38 - £9.52 |8 |Catering Operative, Teaching|
| | | |Assistant, Administrator |
|-----------------+---------------+---------+----------------------------|
|Apprentices Level|£5.86 - £8.97 |27 |  |
|2 | | | |
|-----------------+---------------+---------+----------------------------|
|Grade 1 |£8.50 |787 |Playground Supervisor, |
| | | |Lunchtime Assistant |
|-----------------+---------------+---------+----------------------------|
|Grade 2 |£8.55 - £8.62 |270 |Catering Assistant, Cleaner |
| | | | |
|  | | | |
|-----------------+---------------+---------+----------------------------|
|Grade 3 |£8.68 - £8.82 |139 |Cleaner/Caretaker, Workforce|
| | | |Associate |
| | | | |
| | | |  |
|-----------------+---------------+---------+----------------------------|
|Grade 4 |£8.82 - £9.01 |1773 |Teaching Assistant, Early |
| | | |Years Assistant |
|  | | | |
|-----------------+---------------+---------+----------------------------|
|Grade 5 |£9.16 - £9.68 |631 |Customer Service Advisor, |
| | | |Catering Supervisor |
|-----------------+---------------+---------+----------------------------|
|Grade 6 |£9.78 (Grade |231 |Teaching Assistant, |
| |actually goes | |Administrator |
| |up to £11.98) | | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

 

3)        The number of employees paid below the Oxford Living Wage who
are women.

3520 Female

347 Male

 

4)        The total number of non-academic/non-administrative staff
employed by the Council broken down in the following categories:

Number employed directly by the Council – 4,310 as at April 2018 (not
including schools)

Number employed through agencies and/or contractors - 296

 

5)        The lowest wage received by agency workers and contractors, and
number of agency workers and contractors receiving less than the Oxford
Living Wage, if not already covered in the responses to 1) and 2).

Lowest paid agency worker

Catering Assistant - £7.83 per hour

 

Number of agency workers/contractors receiving less than the Oxford
Living: 218

 

Internal review

If you are dissatisfied with the service or response to your request you
can ask for an internal review as follows:

 

o Contact the Complaints & Freedom of Information Team:
[1][Oxfordshire County Council request email] 
o Use the online complaints form on our website:
[2]www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/complaints
o Write to the Complaints & Freedom of Information Team at the FREEPOST
address:

Corporate Complaints Team
Oxfordshire County Council
FREEPOST RTLL-ECKS-GLUA
Oxford OX1 1YA.

 

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint,
you have a right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at: The
Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF.  Telephone: 0303 123 1113 Website: [3]www.ico.gov.uk

 

Please let me know if you have further enquiries. I would be grateful if
you could use the reference number given at the top of this email.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

Fiona Percival

Strategic HR Manager

 

 

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