Relocation payments made to employees hired by the council - Find a freedom of information request

This is an information request relating to relocation payments made to employees hired by the council

Please include the following information, for council staff only (i.e. not school staff) for the 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 financial years:

1. How many relocation payments have been made, per financial year, to employees hired by the council

2. What was the value of each payment

3. What was the total amount paid per financial yearBy 'relocation payment' I mean a payment made above and beyond a salary for the purpose of paying for the expenses of moving, in cases where the employee did not, at the time of hiring, live within commuting distance of their place of work

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No payments in 2022/2023 The above does not include deductions – see below.

3.

These figures are the total paid but please note there were deductions of £467 in 2018/19 and £3,443.07 in 2019/2020.  Deductions are made if the employee leaves within 2 years or moves out of the agreed geographical area.

Overall total paid after deductions £72,237.27.

Please note that relocation payments are only offered by exception where because of the level of post or skills required applications are likely to attract candidates from a wide geographical area and there will be a requirement for the individual to relocate because of the nature of the job.