Temporary Agency Recruitment 2023

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Dear Tunbridge Wells Borough Council,

Q.1 If you have a managed service provider (MSP) in place for the provision of temporary agency staff, please provide the following.

1a. How was the contract to manage/provide the supply of agency/temporary staff let?

1b Did you use a Framework and if so, which Framework did you use?

1c Who was the contract to manage/provide the supply of agency/temporary staff let to?’

1d What is the contract end date?

Q.2 If you don’t have a managed service provider (MSP) in place for the provision of temporary recruitment agency staff which recruitment agencies, do you use, and what basis were they awarded?

Q.3 Please can you provide details of the names of the decision-makers who ultimately decide which recruitment agencies your organisation uses.

Q.4 Please provide the name(s) of the person(s) who the manage the recruitment agency contract on a day-to-day basis.’

Q5 Please provide the total value of agency spend for 2022 – 2023.

5a Please provide a breakdown of spend per agency used.

5b Please provide a breakdown of job category for agency spend.

Yours faithfully,

Julie Martin

FOI (TWBC), Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

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Dear Julie Martin

 

Re: FOI F12467

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request.

Please find below the response to your recent request. The information has
been provided by our HR Team.

 

Response:

 

Q.1 If you have a managed service provider (MSP) in place for the
provision of temporary agency staff, please provide the following. 

 

Hiring managers are able to utilise any agency they choose in consultation
with HR

 

1a. How was the contract to manage/provide the supply of agency/temporary
staff let? N/A

 

1b Did you use a Framework and if so, which Framework did you use? N/A

 

1c Who was the contract to manage/provide the supply of agency/temporary
staff let to?’ N/A

 

1d What is the contract end date? N/A

 

Q.2 If you don’t have a managed service provider (MSP) in place for the
provision of temporary recruitment agency staff which recruitment
agencies, do you use, and what basis were they awarded? Hiring managers
are able to utilise any agency they choose in consultation with HR

 

Q.3 Please can you provide details of the names of the decision-makers who
ultimately decide which recruitment agencies your organisation uses. 
[1][email address]

 

Q.4 Please provide the name(s) of the person(s) who the manage the
recruitment agency contract on a day-to-day basis.’ As above

 

Q5 Please provide the total value of agency spend for 2022 – 2023.  Total
expenditure on agency workers 2022/23 £347,455.45

 

5a Please provide a breakdown of spend per agency used.

 

5b Please provide a breakdown of job category for agency spend

              

Breakdown of cost by department or function 2022/23

              

Housing Needs Service                                 82297.58

Food & Safety                                                 21847.75

Crematorium                                                   122487.90

The Amelia Scott                                            5732.00

Assembly Hall Theatre Marketing              3745.28

Building Services                                            45751.26

Ukrainian Support                                          21213.76

Human Resources                                          37277.11

Executive Secretariat                                    680.75

Electoral Registration                                   6422.06

Total:                                                               
347,455.45

 

 

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