FOI request (FOI210623)

Workforce Management

Requested Wed 10 May 2017
Responded  Wed 10 May 2017

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?

Response

Q1 - £606,547.63

Q2 - Revenues and Benefits Service

Q3 - No

Q4 - Hastings Borough Council do not use bank staff

Q5 - No

Q6a - In house

Q6b - Monthly

Q6c - Temporary/Permanant/Casuals/Elected Members/Election Staff

Q6d - Hastings Borough Council do not produce payslips this is done electronically

Q6e - Information not held - Payroll software is integrated with Human Resources software.

Q6f - n/a

Q6g - n/a