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FOI Request

Disclosure ID
FOI/02760
Request Date
October 10, 2018
Subject
Salary Schemes
Description

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information on the services the organisation has available with regards to salary loans, salary advances and salary sacrifice schemes for their employees. 

Salary Loans

 

  1. Does your organisation offer salary loans?
    1. If so, please state the name of your provider?
    2. When did the trust go live with this service?
    3. When does the contract end with your supplier?
    4. What is the annual cost to the organisation in 17/18?

 

  1. Which staffing groups access salary loans i.e. nurses, medics, corporate staff etc?
  2. How many employees have signed up to this service? What is the employee split by staffing group? ie. nurses, medics, corporate staff etc.

 

  1. Does your trust offer financial wellbeing advice?
    1. If so, please state the name of your provider?
    2. What is the contract start and end dates?
    3. What is the annual cost to the organisation in 17/18?

 

Salary Advances

 

  1. Does your organisation offer faster salary payments? i.e. access to salary advances
    1. If so, please state the name of your provider?
    2. When did the trust go live with this service?
    3. When does the contract end with your supplier?
    4. What is the annual cost to the organisation in 17/18?

 

  1. What payment period is offered? ie. daily advances, weekly advances?
  2. Which staffing groups access the salary advances?
  3. On average, how many workers access this facility per week and per month?
  4. What is the cost to the workers to receive salary advancements?

 

Salary Sacrifice

 

  1. Does your organisation offer salary sacrifice schemes?
    1. If so, please state the name of your provider?
    2. When did the trust go live with this service?
    3. When does the contract end with your supplier?
    4. What is the annual cost to the organisation in 17/18?
  2. What type of schemes does the organisation offer? ie. car parking, childcare vouchers, technology etc?
  3. Has the organisation seen an improvement in staff retention or engagement because of the utilisation salary sacrifice schemes?
    1. If yes, please provide further detail
Response

Salary Loans

Yes, through Credit Union
Clevr Money Blackpool
July 2009
Ongoing contract
No cost

All Staff
We currently have 565 employees signed up to using the CLEVR Money services, split as below

AHP 53
Ancillary 39
Clerical 142
Doctors <10
Managers 25
Nurse Managers <10
Nursing 293
TOTAL 565

Yes
Health Assure
1 April 2017 ongoing
This information is exempt under section 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 as disclosure would prejudice the commercial interests of the Trust.

Salary Advances

Yes

In house
Our Trust has always provided this service
N/A
No cost
Daily
All Groups
136 per month
No cost to the worker

Salary Sacrifice

Yes
Let’s Connect, Vivup, GMP, Fidelity and Happy Days
2000
Ongoing
No cost
Car Parking, Home technology, Bikes, Onsite nursery, Lease car and Childcare Vouchers
Information not held

N/A

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