Paying the Living Wage to adult care workers in the private sector
Dear East Renfrewshire Council,
The Scottish Government and COSLA made a joint agreement to ensure that adult care workers were paid the Living Wage, even if they work in the private sector.
https://news.gov.scot/news/living-wage-f...
1. Please list all the care providers, in all sectors, that the council currently purchases adult care services from.
2. Additionally, please could you supply me with any information held by the council that confirms the minimum rate of pay provided to care workers by each adult care supplier paid by the council.
3. Where a care provider which is receiving payment from the council is not currently paying its workers the Living Wage please supply me with copies of all relevant correspondence between the provider and the council that references this issue.
4. Lastly please provide me with copies of any correspondence between the council and the Scottish Government or COSLA that relates to the implementation of the Living Wage pledge.
This may include extracts of tender documentation, tender documentation assessment notes, meeting records, emails or other reports or surveys undertaken and produced by council staff.
I would like to receive any response to this FOI in electronic form, to this email address.
Yours faithfully,
Ally Tibbitt
Corporate & Community Services
Council HQ, Eastwood Park
Rouken Glen Road
Giffnock
G46 6UG
Date:30th May 2017
Dear Ally Tibbitt,
SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER – 1541192
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
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Further to your Freedom of Information Request to East Renfrewshire
Council please find attached and detailed below our response.
1. Please list all the care providers, in all sectors, that the
council currently purchases adult care services from.
Please see attached
2. Additionally, please could you supply me with any information
held by the council that confirms the minimum rate of pay provided to care
workers by each adult care supplier paid by the council.
Adult care providers are required to comply with the Living wage under the
National Care Home Contract and the framework agreement with the council.
3. Where a care provider which is receiving payment from the council is
not currently paying its workers the Living Wage please supply me with
copies of all relevant correspondence between the provider and the council
that references this issue.
N/A
4. Lastly please provide me with copies of any correspondence between the
council and the Scottish Government or COSLA that relates to the
implementation of the Living Wage pledge.
N/A
I trust this answers your enquiry however if we can be of further
assistance please let us know.
East Renfrewshire Council offers the opportunity to apply to the Council
for a review of how we have dealt with your enquiry. If you wish to
proceed to review, please apply in writing within 40 working days to:
Chief Officer (Legal and Procurement)
Council Headquarters
Rouken Glen Road
Giffnock G46 6UG
marking your letter ‘Freedom of Information – request for review’ and
stating the exact nature of the matter you wish to be reviewed.
The review will be carried out within 20 working days of receipt. If you
are dissatisfied with the outcome of the review, you have the right to
then appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner who has extensive
powers to investigate such matters. Her address is:
Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
St Andrews
Fife KY16 9DS
Regards
Elaine Moore
Business Support Supervisor
Eastwood Health and Care Centre
Drumby Crescent
Clarkston
East Renfrewshire
G76 7HN
Tel: 07800 833443
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