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Dear Edinburgh College,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act (Scotland) 2002 on the structure, competencies and remuneration of your Human Resources function.

I shall be grateful if you would provide me with the following information in respect of your Human Resources (HR) function:

1. An organisational chart indicating all the posts within your institution which constitute your HR function. If HR-related activities (eg Learning & Development, Organisational Development, Health & Wellbeing, etc) are managed outwith your main HR function, please include information on these as well.

2. Details of the overall role and specific duties undertaken by each of the posts detailed in (1) above (eg job descriptions, role profiles, etc).

3. Details of the competencies required for each of the posts detailed in (1) above (eg person specifications, competency frameworks, etc).

4. The remuneration package for each post, including:
a. The gross salary range (or spot salary) applicable to each post;
b. Any bonus/merit/performance payments that the posts are potentially eligible for and the procedure for awarding these;
c. The annual leave entitlement, please detail if bank holidays, institutional closure periods, are in addition or included in the annual leave entitlement.
d. Details of any superannuation scheme.

5. Details of your total HR staff cost in £ (sterling) and as a proportion of your
a. Institutional income;
b. Institutional payroll, including salary on-costs.

6. Details of the total HR budget, including whether this includes staff development for HR staff.

7. Details of any institution-wide, centrally administered staff development budget, how institutional and individual priorities are set and the process for allocating and/or accessing these funds

To place this data in context I shall be grateful if you would also provide me with the headcount and full-time equivalent of your:

1. Academic staff
2. Support staff

I would like the above information to be provided to me in an electronic format.

I understand that under the act, I should be entitled to a response within 20 working days of your receipt of this email. I would be grateful if you could confirm by email that you have received this request.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

Paul Smith

Sent request to Edinburgh College again, using a new contact address.

Alan Williamson, Edinburgh College

I am currently on annual leave and return to the office on Monday, 21st
October. If your enquiry is urgent please contact Graham Short at
[1][email address].uk or call 0131 535 4618. Thank you.

 

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Sent request to Edinburgh College again.

Edinburgh College Freedom of Information, Edinburgh College

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Dear Mr Smith

 

Please be aware that on 1 ^ October 2012, Edinburgh’s Telford College,
Jewel & Esk College and Stevenson College merged to create a single
college called Edinburgh College.

 

I refer to your e-mail of 20 ^ October 2013 and am now able to provide you
with the College’s response as attached.

 

The College is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act 2002. If you are not satisfied with the response you have
received to your request for information, you have the right to request a
review and to appeal subsequently to the Scottish Information
Commissioner. Any request for a review should be made in writing, either
by e-mail or by letter, to the Director of Finance at the address below or
by e-mail to: [1][email address].

 

Mr Alan Williamson

Director of Finance

Edinburgh College (Sighthill Campus)

Bankhead Avenue

Edinburgh

EH11 4DE

 

Best regards

FOI Team

Edinburgh College

 

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From: Paul Smith [[2]mailto:[FOI #170290 email]]

Sent: 20 October 2013 14:13

To: Alan Williamson

Subject: Freedom of Information request - Your HR function

 

Dear Edinburgh College,

 

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act
(Scotland) 2002 on the structure, competencies and remuneration of your
Human Resources function.

 

I shall be grateful if you would provide me with the following information
in respect of your Human Resources (HR) function:

 

1.             An organisational chart indicating all the posts within
your institution which constitute your HR function.  If HR-related
activities (eg Learning & Development, Organisational Development, Health
& Wellbeing, etc) are managed outwith your main HR function, please
include information on these as well.

 

2.             Details of the overall role and specific duties undertaken
by each of the posts detailed in (1) above (eg job descriptions, role
profiles, etc).

 

3.             Details of the competencies required for each of the posts
detailed in (1) above (eg person specifications, competency frameworks,
etc).

 

4.             The remuneration package for each post, including:

a.             The gross salary range (or spot salary) applicable to each
post;

b.             Any bonus/merit/performance payments that the posts are
potentially eligible for and the procedure for awarding these;

c.             The annual leave entitlement, please detail if bank
holidays, institutional closure periods, are in addition or included in
the annual leave entitlement.

d.             Details of any superannuation scheme.

 

5.             Details of your total HR staff cost in £ (sterling) and as
a proportion of your

a.             Institutional income;

b.             Institutional payroll, including salary on-costs.

 

6.             Details of the total HR budget, including whether this
includes staff development for HR staff.

 

7.             Details of any institution-wide, centrally administered
staff development budget, how institutional and individual priorities are
set and the process for allocating and/or accessing these funds

 

To place this data in context I shall be grateful if you would also
provide me with the headcount and full-time equivalent of your:

 

1.             Academic staff

2.             Support staff

 

I would like the above information to be provided to me in an electronic
format.

 

I understand that under the act, I should be entitled to a response within
20 working days of your receipt of this email.  I would be grateful if you
could confirm by email that you have received this request.

 

I look forward to hearing from you.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Paul Smith

 

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individual(s) to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended
recipient (or responsible for delivery of the message to such person)
please notify the sender immediately, delete the message from your
computer and do not copy, disclose, distribute or make use of the
information.

Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely
those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the college.
Finally, the recipient should check this email and any attachments for the
presence of viruses. Edinburgh College accepts no liability for any damage
caused by any virus transmitted by this email.

Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: For information about how the College
processes data and monitors communications please see our ICT Acceptable
Use Policy.

Freedom of Information and Environmental Information: The College is
subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act
2002 and the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004. If you
have requested information from the College and are dissatisfied with the
response, you have the right to apply for a review of our response. If you
remain dissatisfied, you have the right to apply for a decision from the
Scottish Information Commissioner.

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