Salary Loans

1. Does your organisation offer salary loans?

Yes

a. If so, please state the name of your provider?

Neyber

b. When did the trust go live with this service?

October 2016

c. When does the contract end with your supplier?

Rolling year

d. What is the annual cost to the organisation in 17/18?

Cost Neutral

2. Which staffing groups access salary loans i.e. nurses, medics, corporate staff etc?

All

3. How many employees have signed up to this service? What is the employee split by staffing group? ie. nurses, medics, corporate staff etc?

We are of the opinion that disclosure of this information would be in breach of our statutory obligations under the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA), and that the release of this information would risk identification of the individuals concerned. We are therefore not obliged, under section 40(2) of the FOIA, to provide this information. The terms of this exemption in the FOIA mean that we do not have to consider whether or not it would be in the public interest for you to have the information.

4. Does your trust offer financial wellbeing advice?

Yes

a. If so, please state the name of your provider?

Neyber and EAP (Employees Assistance Programme)

b. What is the contract start and end dates?

Rolling year

c. What is the annual cost to the organisation in 17/18?

Cost Neutral

Salary Advances

1. Does your organisation offer faster salary payments? i.e. access to salary advances

a. If so, please state the name of your provider?

Salary advances payments are only made in reference to a payroll correction for salary owed for a particular month and never in advance of hours/shifts worked.

b. When did the trust go live with this service?

N/A – The Trust managed its own advance payment process.

c. When does the contract end with your supplier?

N/A

d. What is the annual cost to the organisation in 17/18?

Monies paid are for salaries owed so no cost is incurred.

2. What payment period is offered? ie. daily advances, weekly advances?

N/A

3. Which staffing groups access the salary advances? N/A

4. On average, how many workers access this facility per week and per month? N/A
5. What is the cost to the workers to receive salary advancements?

N/A

Salary Sacrifice

6. Does your organisation offer salary sacrifice schemes?

Yes

a. If so, please state the name of your provider?

1. Tusker 2. Halfords 3. Edenred

b. When did the trust go live with this service?

1. Jan 2016 2. Sept 2015 3.Feb 2012

c. When does the contract end with your supplier?

1.Rolling Year 2. 3 years 3. Rolling year

d. What is the annual cost to the organisation in 17/18?

Cost Neutral

7. What type of schemes does the organisation offer? ie. car parking, childcare vouchers, technology etc?

Cars, Bicycles, Childcare Vouchers

8. Has the organisation seen an improvement in staff retention or engagement because of the utilisation salary sacrifice schemes?

a. If yes, please provide further detail

Unknown