HR matters (FOI_6730)

Freedom of information request details

FOI request date:

Service: Corporate

The following information was requested:

Could you provide copies of the following documents:

  • Template of the employment contract issued to new employees
  • Your pay policy
  • Your maternity policy
  • Your paternity policy
  • Your pay bands / grades / scales for the years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

For clarity, by pay bands I’m referring to the starting salaries and subsequent progression points of employees at each grade in your organisation.

Could you also confirm:

  • The number of days annual leave offered to new employees, and explain how this
    increases over time.
  • Whether employees are allowed to buy and sell annual leave. If so, how many days?
  • How many days of annual leave employees can carry over from one year to the next?
  • The number of days employees are allowed to volunteer for (paid)?
  • The number of days employees are allowed to volunteer for (unpaid)?
  • Sickness entitlement of employees e.g. months paid at the full rate, half rate and what qualifying period?
  • Whether the organisation closes between Xmas and New Year? If so, whether the days between Xmas and New Year are part of your employees annual leave allowance?
  • What the organisations % employer pension contributions are? If this varies by
    grade/band please specify what the organisations % employee pension contributions are? If this varies by grade/band please specify.

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