19th June 2020
Joan Corrigan
[xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx]
Our ref.: FOI/20/145
Dear Ms Corrigan
RE: Freedom of Information (FOI) request – Shift payment
We refer to your Freedom of Information request which was received by the Western
Health and Social Care Trust on 18th May 2020. Please see below a Trust response
to your queries.
Your request
Please outline for each shift a care assistant works from First Choice agency,
who you hire, in Altnagelvin or SWAH, how much is First Choice paid by
WHSCT?
This will vary depending on day and time, I know that. There are two shifts per day. 8am-8pm. and 8pm to 8am. (day shift and night
shift)
Please outline the total that First Choice is paid for each of the 14 lines below,
for each individual shift filled.
Trust response
There are 2 shifts Monday until Friday and these are between ‘6am and 8pm’ and
between ‘8pm and 6am’. Saturday and Sunday pay are 24 hours with no separate
‘day’ or ‘night’ shift payment.
The range in pay varies according to length of service from 0-8years in accordance
with agency regulations.
Freedom of Information (FOI) Office, Western HSC Trust,
Lime Villa, Gransha Park, Clooney Road, Londonderry, BT47 6WJ
e-mail: xxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx
In summary, the pay rates for ‘First Choice’ are as follows:
6.00am - 8.00pm (day time), Monday to Friday = £12.62- £13.68 per hour
8.00pm - 6.00am (night time), Monday to Friday = £17.46-£19.68 per hour
Saturday (24 hours) = £17.46-£19.68 per hour
Sunday (24 hours) = £22.78- £25.68 per hour
The following shows this information in your requested breakdown (14 lines):
1
Monday - day time (6.00am - 8.00pm)
£12.62- £13.68 per hour
2
Monday - night time (8.00pm - 6.00am)
£17.46 - £19.68 per hour
3
Tuesday - day time (6.00am - 8.00pm)
£12.62 - £13.68 per hour
4
Tuesday - night time (8.00pm - 6.00am)
£17.46 - £19.68 per hour
5
Wednesday - day time (6.00am - 8.00pm)
£12.62 - £13.68 per hour
6
Wednesday - night time (8.00pm - 6.00am)
£17.46 - £19.68 per hour
7
Thursday - day time (6.00am - 8.00pm)
£12.62 - £13.68 per hour
8
Thursday - night time (8.00pm - 6.00am)
£17.46 - £19.68 per hour
9
Friday - day time (6.00am - 8.00pm)
£12.62 - £13.68 per hour
10 Friday - night time (8.00pm - 6.00am)
£17.46 - £19.68 per hour
11 Saturday - day time
£17.46 - £19.68 per hour
12 Saturday - night time
13 Sunday - day time
£22.78 - £25.68 per hour
14 Sunday - night time
We hope you find this information helpful.
Yours sincerely
(Not signed – issued by email)
Freedom of Information Office
Western Health and Social Care Trust
Freedom of Information: If you are unhappy as to how this request has been handled, you have the
right to seek a review within the Trust in the first instance. You should write to the FOI Office, Lime
Villa, Gransha Park, Clooney Road, Londonderry, BT47 6WJ (xxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx)
within two months of the date of this response and your complaint will be considered and a response
provided, usually within 20 working days of receipt.
If, after receiving a response, you remain unhappy, you can refer your complaint to the Information
Commissioner at The Information Commissioner’s office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire SK9 5AF. It is important to note that if you refer any matter to the Information
Commissioner, you will need to show evidence of having gone through the Trust’s internal review
procedure to try to resolve the matter with the Trust in the first instance.
Freedom of Information (FOI) Office, Western HSC Trust,
Lime Villa, Gransha Park, Clooney Road, Londonderry, BT47 6WJ
e-mail: xxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx