Staff paid below living wage

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Dear Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust,

We are currently trying to find out which organisations, businesses and public bodies pay all of their workers above the living Wage within Bath and North East Somerset.

The minimum wage is currently set at £6.19 per hour. A Living wage in Bath would be £7.45 per hour.

Can you tell us how many workers, in full time, part time or sub-contracted, you currently have on your books, which are paid below £7.45 per hour?

Yours faithfully,

Jo McCarron

Bonsteel Sandra (ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL BATH NHS TRUST - RD1),

I am currently out of the office and will return on Wednesday 10th July
2013. In my absence please contact the Patient Experience Team on 01225
825376 or e-mail Kelly Jupp on [email address].  Many thanks.

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Clark Julie (ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL BATH NHS TRUST - RD1),

Dear Jo,

This is just to acknowledge receipt of your request under the Freedom of Information Act.

I can confirm that your request is being dealt with and that you can expect to receive a reply within the timescales specified.

In the meantime, if I can assist any further with this request, please do get back to me.

Yours Sincerely,

Julie Clark
IT/IG Coordinator
Information Technology Department (adjacent Building 4)
Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust
Combe Park
Bath BA1 3NG

Please consider joining us as a member of our NHS Foundation Trust:
www.ruh.nhs.uk/foundationtrust

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Clark Julie (ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL BATH NHS TRUST - RD1),

Dear Jo

 

Thank-you for your email received on 4^th July 2013 requesting information
which has been processed under the Freedom of Information Act. Your
request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of this
Act. I can confirm that the Trust is holding records that are relevant to
your enquiry.

 

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Dear Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust, The hourly rate for the minimum
point on Band 1 is £ 7.31
 
 
We are currently trying to find out which
organisations, businesses and public Currently we have the following
bodies pay all of their workers above the numbers of staff with a post on
living Wage within Bath and North East the bottom of Band 1
Somerset.
 
 
32 Full Time posts
The minimum wage is currently set at £6.19
per hour. A Living wage in Bath would be 45 Part Time posts
£7.45 per hour.
80 Bank Posts
 
 
Can you tell us how many workers, in full
time, part time or sub-contracted, you Total 157
currently have on your books, which are
paid below £7.45 per hour?  

 

 

 

Area Bank Full Time Part time Total (%) Headcount
Bath 67.50% 50.00% 68.89% 64.33% 101
Bristol 20.00% 37.50% 13.33% 21.66% 34
BANES (Not including
Bath) 5.00% 3.13% 11.11% 6.37% 10
Wiltshire 5.00% 6.25% 6.67% 5.73% 9
Stockport 1.25% 0.00% 0.00% 0.64% 1
London 0.00% 3.13% 0.00% 0.64% 1
Current Address Unknown 1.25% 0.00% 0.00% 0.64% 1
Grand Total 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 157

 

I trust that this information provides you with a suitable response to
your enquiry. If not and you feel that your request has not been
satisfactorily answered, then the Trust has an internal review procedure
for dealing with complaints received under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 whereby your case is presented to the Chairman for an independent
review/decision.  Alternatively, you do have the right to complain to the
Information Commissioners Office after any internal review procedure has
been exhausted. The Information Commissioners Office is an independent
body that enforces the Freedom of Information Act, the Data Protection Act
and the Environmental Information regulations. The address of the
Information Commissioner is Information Commissioners Office, Wycliffe
House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,  Cheshire  SK9 5AF

If I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact
me again.

 

 

Julie Clark

IT/IG Coordinator

Information Technology Department (adjacent Building 4)

Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust

Combe Park

Bath BA1 3NG

 

 

Please consider joining us as a member of our NHS Foundation Trust:

[1]www.ruh.nhs.uk/foundationtrust

 

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