Workforce Management

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Dear Wychavon District 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

Freedom Of Information, Wychavon District Council

Dear Mr/Ms Taylor

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request. I can now provide the following information:

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 - £126,998.19

2. Please state which staffing group has the highest temporary agency spend for 2015/16 (eg. admin & clerical, community services, legal etc.) Property £62,971.08

3. Does the organisation use any 3rd party services/software to manage agency workers? If so, please provide the following information: No
a. Provider Name N/A
b. Description of Services N/A
c. Annual Cost to Organisation in 2015/16 (£) N/A
d. Contract End Date N/A
e. Framework used for procurement N/A

4. Please provide the organisation’s total expenditure on internal bank staff for 2015/16 (£) We don't operate any internal banks

5. Does the organisation use any 3rd party services/software to manage bank workers? No - If so, please provide the following information:
a. Provider Name N/A
b. Description of Services N/A
c. Annual Cost to Organisation in 2015/16 (£) N/A
d. Contract End Date N/A

6. Payroll
a. How does the organisation manage their payroll? (in-house/outsourced) - In house
b. How frequently does the organisation run its payroll? (monthly/weekly) Monthly
c. Which staff types does the payroll cover? (substantive/temporary) - all employees of the council
d. How many payslips did the organisation process in 2015/16? c. 3000
e. What is the annual cost of the payroll services provision in 2015/16? Not possible to specify as this is part of a wider shared service HR and Payroll Service including HR system
f. If outsourced, which 3rd party do you use?
g. If outsourced, what is the contract end date? ongoing

If you have any queries about the same, please do not hesitate to contact me.

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Yours sincerely

Gemma Harris FCILEx
Legal Executive
Wychavon District Council and Malvern Hills District Council combined Legal Service Direct Dial:(01386) 565530
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