Number of Council staff earning less than $18.40 an hour

Alex Harris made this Official Information request to Dunedin City Council

The request was partially successful.

From: Alex Harris

Dear Dunedin City Council,

Please supply, for the 2012-2013 financial year, the number of Council employees who were paid less than $18.40 per hour for their work.

Please include part time and temporary staff, but exclude staff of third party businesses providing contracted services to Council, and elected representatives.

Please break down the number of employees into the following age brackets:

a) under 18 years old
b) 18-24 years old
c) 25-34 years old
d) 35-44 years old
e) 45-54 years old
f) 55-64 years old
g) over 64 years old

I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the fyi.org.nz website.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

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From: Alex Harris

Dear Dunedin City Council,

This OIA request is now a week overdue. Will I be receiving a response soon, or do I have to go to the Ombudsman?

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

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From: Grace Ockwell
Dunedin City Council

Good morning Alex,

 

Your request for information dated 12 November 2013 and your follow up
email dated 18 December 2013 have been forwarded to me to action. 

 

Unfortunately your first email was overlooked and we are only now asking
staff to collate the information you have requested.  Given the due date
of response has passed, as has the date to extend the time for response,
and the Christmas and New Year holiday periods are upon us,  we propose to
respond to you in January 2014.

 

In order to ensure that any further requests from you are actioned
promptly, please would you use our online LGOIMA form available at:

 

[1]http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/your-council/...

 

Thanking you in anticipation of your patience,

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Grace Ockwell

Governance Support Officer
Dunedin City Council

50 The Octagon, Dunedin; PO Box 5045, Moray Place,  Dunedin 9058, New
Zealand
Telephone: 03 474 3487, Fax: 03 474 3594
Email: [2][email address]; [3]www.dunedin.govt.nz

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From: Grace Ockwell
Dunedin City Council

Dear Alex,

 

I refer to your request for information detailed below:

 

Please supply, for the 2012-2013 financial year, the number of

Council employees who were paid less than $18.40 per hour for their

work.

 

Please include part time and temporary staff, but exclude staff of

third party businesses providing contracted services to Council,

and elected representatives.

 

Please break down the number of employees into the following age

brackets:

 

a) under 18 years old

b) 18-24 years old

c) 25-34 years old

d) 35-44 years old

e) 45-54 years old

f) 55-64 years old

g) over 64 years old

 

First, please accept my apologies for not responding to your request in a
timely manner.

 

Secondly, your request has been considered under the provisions of LGOIMA
and the following response is provided. 

 

During the 2012-2013, 92 staff were being paid less than $18.40 per hour.

 

We decline, pursuant to section 17(g) of LGOIMA, to provide the breakdown
requested with respect to the ages of employees, as we do not hold
complete information about the ages of employees.  As we have declined to
provide you with information, you have the right, pursuant to section 27
of LGOIMA to have our decision (not to provide you with information)
investigated and reviewed by the Office of the Ombudsman.

 

Yours sincerely,

Grace Ockwell

Governance Support Officer
Dunedin City Council

50 The Octagon, Dunedin; PO Box 5045, Moray Place,  Dunedin 9058, New
Zealand
Telephone: 03 474 3487, Fax: 03 474 3594
Email: [1][email address]; [2]www.dunedin.govt.nz

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