Workforce Management

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Dear Waveney 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

FOI, Waveney District Council

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