Workforce Management

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Dear Brentwood Borough Council,

Under the FOI act please provide the following information,
Workforce Management
1. Please provide the organisation’s total expenditure on temporary agency staff for 2015/16

2. Please state which staffing group has the highest temporary agency spend for 2015/16 (eg. admin & clerical, community services, legal etc.)

3. Does the organisation use any 3rd party services/software to manage agency workers? If so, please provide the following information:
a. Provider Name
b. Description of Services
c. Annual Cost to Organisation in 2015/16 (£)
d. Contract End Date
e. Framework used for procurement

4. Please provide the organisation’s total expenditure on internal bank staff for 2015/16 (£)

5. Does the organisation use any 3rd party services/software to manage bank workers? If so, please provide the following information:
a. Provider Name
b. Description of Services
c. Annual Cost to Organisation in 2015/16 (£)
d. Contract End Date

6. Payroll
a. How does the organisation manage their payroll? (in-house/outsourced)
b. How frequently does the organisation run its payroll? (monthly/weekly)
c. Which staff types does the payroll cover? (substantive/temporary)
d. How many payslips did the organisation process in 2015/16?
e. What is the annual cost of the payroll services provision in 2015/16?
f. If outsourced, which 3rd party do you use?
g. If outsourced, what is the contract end date?

Thank you for your time spent on this request,

Yours faithfully,

J Taylor

FOI, Brentwood Borough Council

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Dear J Taylor

 

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Francesca Scagliosi

Francesca Scagliosi | Senior Accountant | Brentwood Borough Council
T 01277 312729 | F 01277 312743 | [1]www.brentwood.gov.uk |
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Francesca Scagliosi, Brentwood Borough Council

Dear Mr Taylor

 

In response to you FOI request, I can confirm the following:

 

1.Please provide the organisation's total expenditure on temporary agency
staff for 2015/16
£1,037,560
2.Please state which staffing group has the highest temporary agency spend
for 2015/16 (eg. admin & clerical, community services, legal etc.)
Financial Services
3.Does the organisation use any 3rd party services/software to manage
agency workers? If so, please provide the following information: N/A
a.Provider Name
b.Description of Services
c.Annual Cost to Organisation in 2015/16 (£)
d.Contract End Date
e.Framework used for procurement

4.Please provide the organisation's total expenditure on internal bank
staff for 2015/16 (£) N/A
5.Does the organisation use any 3rd party services/software to manage bank
workers? If so, please provide the following information:
a.Provider Name
b.Description of Services
c.Annual Cost to Organisation in 2015/16 (£)
d.Contract End Date

6.Payroll
a.How does the organisation manage their payroll? Outsourced
b.How frequently does the organisation run its payroll? Monthly
c.Which staff types does the payroll cover? Permanent and Casual staff
(not agency)
d.How many payslips did the organisation process in 2015/16? 1935
approximately
e.What is the annual cost of the payroll services provision in 2015/16?
£29,320
f.If outsourced, which 3rd party do you use? Midland HR
g.If outsourced, what is the contract end date? 30^th September 2017

 

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Kind Regards

 

Francesca Scagliosi

 

Francesca Scagliosi | Senior Accountant | Brentwood Borough Council
T 01277 312729 | F 01277 312743 | [2]www.brentwood.gov.uk |
[3][email address]

 

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