Services offered 2012/13 - Sunderland Learning Hub

SERVICES OFFERED:Due to the nature of the service it is not possible to offer differentiated levels of service.However both the HR/Payroll and Pensions service are happy to discuss the tailoring of theHR/Payroll/Pensions service should academies have a specific requirement, especially inrelation to management information or interface with non LA financial management systems.Employee data• Support the implementation of the Single Status Agreement through the administration oflocal agreements where applicable• Providing and collating personnel statistics for the Council’s Personnel Committee andco-ordinating responses to external organisations where applicable.• Providing and collating personnel statistics for the Council’s National and localPerformance Indicators where applicable.• Administering and processing Golden Hello applications and payments to new teachers.• Processing of letters of appointment and all associated contract documentation for bothteaching and non teaching staff including advice and support to the Head Teacher• Responding to requests for information from outside bodies acting on behalf of currentand former employees as well as the provision of management information as requestedby authorised users.• Processing and administration of long service awards• Administration and ongoing development of Shared Service Connect (Sharepoint)sitedependant upon ICT infrastructure/organisational structure/terms and conditions withinthe Academy• Advising on the completion of forms and providing estimates relating to teaching staff andLocal Government pensions in conjunction with the SSC and pensions function.• Consolidated pension return to the Teachers Pension Agency• Annual pension return for the Local Government Pension Scheme• Completing statistical returns relating to salaries, wages and manpower in conjunctionwith the SSC and Pensions function• Responding to requests for information from the relevant HR advice Team in relation toTrade Unions and the relevant pension agencies on retirements through age, redundancyand ill health for teaching Union representatives and solicitors acting on behalf of currentand former employees.• To provide data for the extraction of the Workforce Census• Administration of adverts for academies and all R & S for Head Teachers and DeputyHead Teacher posts• Administration of pre-employment and CRB checks and other vetting checks in line withSafer Recruitment Regulations.• Maintenance and monitoring of data into the HR/Payroll system in liaison with allacademies on a timely basis• Input appointments/ employee information into the HR/Payroll system fromforms/timesheets or from any other authorised documentation directed by the academy.• Processing all terminations of appointment/resignations/re entrants/dismissals/leaversnotifications from forms/timesheets and from any other authorised documentationdirected by the academy.• Ensure capacity to handle fixed, variable and temporary adjustments, (statutory andvoluntary) input to pay and any other changes notifications from forms/timesheets andfrom any other authorised documentation directed by the academy including paymentsfor Foreign Language Assistants, supply Teachers and one to one tutors.• Process input to calculate gross and net pay – taking into account all legislative andoccupational requirements.104