Children's Social Work Team Managers Salaries
Case reference FOI2023/01524
Published 20 September 2023
Request
Please can I request the following information in respect of Children's Social Work Team Managers:
1. What is Team Manager basic salary - bottom to top of scale?
2. Do Team Manager's receive a market forces payment? Yes/No
3. If yes, how much do they receive? When is this paid?
4. Do Team Manager's receive a welcome payment? Yes/No
5. If yes, how much do they receive?
6. Do Team Manager's receive a retention payment? Yes/No
7. If yes, how much do they receive?
8. Any other benefits that Team Managers receive, both financial and none-financial?
Response
Please can I request the following information in respect of Children's Social Work Team Managers:
1. What is Team Manager basic salary - bottom to top of scale?
A: £46,549 - £50,885
2. Do Team Manager's receive a market forces payment? Yes/No
A: Yes
3. If yes, how much do they receive? When is this paid?
A: £5000 per year paid monthly as £416.67 per month.
4. Do Team Manager's receive a welcome payment? Yes/No
A: Yes
5. If yes, how much do they receive?
A: £5,000 pro rata after 6 months employment.
6. Do Team Manager's receive a retention payment? Yes/No
A: Yes
7. If yes, how much do they receive?
A: A figure equivalent to 5% of their pay, which will be subject to tax and national insurance deductions and will be pensionable. It will be paid pro rata for employees working part time. The percentage will be calculated based on the previous 12-months earnings including basic pay and any honorariums and take into consideration changes in hours, unpaid leave (excluding maternity) and position changes. The payment will be issued as a lump sum along with the monthly salary on the pay day in which a work anniversary with Herefordshire Council falls and will be shown on the corresponding payslip.
8. Any other benefits that Team Managers receive, both financial and none-financial?
A: Details of other benefits not specific to the role is publically available on the Spirit of Herefordshire website and can be viewed via the following link:
Employee Benefits - Children & Young People (spiritofherefordshire.com)
As such we consider this information to be exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 because it is reasonably accessible to you via other means. Please take this letter as a refusal notice under S17 of the Act.
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