market Rating exercise completion date and back dated pay

Summary

The requester asked the Cabinet Office for details on market rating exercise completion dates and backdated pay for Department of Infrastructure roles under the JEGS 2017 scheme. The Cabinet Office responded that it does not hold this information and directed the requester to contact the Public Services Commission instead.

Key Facts

• The Cabinet Office does not hold the requested information regarding market rating exercises or backdated pay.
• The information requested likely resides with the Public Services Commission (PSC).
• The requester clarified they were interested in all Department of Infrastructure (DOI) roles that had a market rating exercise agreed.
• The request was received on 4 June 2024 and the final response was issued on 27 June 2024.
• The requester was advised to submit a separate Freedom of Information request directly to the PSC.

Data Disclosed

• 2017
• 1st April 2019
• 11 June 2024
• 4 June 2024
• 27 June 2024
• 3901445
• IM1 3PN
• IM1 1AG

Original Request

I would like to know the date of when the first market rating exercise was carried out and applied after a role was put through the Job evaluation grading scheme 2017 (JEGS) and it was agreed by the PSC that a market rating exercise would be carried out. I would also like to know which roles went through a market rating exercise and did they receive any back dated pay once the market rating supplement was agreed and applied including the following: - Was the market rating supplement back dated to the 1st April 2019 or was it back dated to the date of the PSC confirmation letter for the role which states that a market rating exercise will be carried out? Or was it negotiated back pay? On 11 June 2024 we wrote to ask you for clarification: In order to identify and locate the exact information that you have asked for we need some further information from you and further clarification. To allow us to fully understand your request and to enable us to search, locate and identify what you are looking for please can you, for the first part of the question, can you please advise what role is being referred to? The second part of this is this information from the PSC that you are looking for? The second part of the question, can you please confirm which market rating exercise and what roles? If you can provide as much clarification as possible so that it is clear where to search. We will be able to supply information on behalf of Cabinet Office. Please note information may be held by the PSC and separate Freedom of Information requests can be made directly to the PSC. You replied on 11 June as follows: Thanks for your reply. I have sent the same FOI request to the PSC as you mentioned in your previous email so hopefully that part is ok. Regarding which roles I would like to know have had a market rating exercise carried out for and what dates they were completed it would be for all the DOI roles which had a market rating exercise agreed.

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Full Response Text

Government Office Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3PN Telephone: (+44) 01624 686244
Website: www.gov.im/co

Our ref: 3901445 27 June 2024

Dear ###

We write further to your request received 4 June 2024, which states:

"I would like to know the date of when the first market rating exercise was carried out and applied after a role was put through the Job evaluation grading scheme 2017 (JEGS) and it was agreed by the PSC that a market rating exercise would be carried out.

I would also like to know which roles went through a market rating exercise and did they receive any back dated pay once the market rating supplement was agreed and applied including the following:
- Was the market rating supplement back dated to the 1st April 2019 or was it back dated to the date of the PSC confirmation letter for the role which states that a market rating exercise will be carried out? Or was it negotiated back pay?

On 11 June 2024 we wrote to ask you for clarification asking the following:

“To allow us to fully understand your request and to enable us to search, locate and identify what you are looking for please can you, for the first part of the question, can you please advise what role is being referred to? The second part of this is this information from the PSC that you are looking for?

The second part of the question, can you please confirm which market rating exercise and what roles?

If you can provide as much clarification as possible so that it is clear where to search. We will be able to supply information on behalf of Cabinet Office. Please note information may be held by the PSC and separate Freedom of Information requests can be made directly to the PSC.”

You replied on 11 June 2024 as follows:

“I have sent the same FOI request to the PSC as you mentioned in your previous email so hopefully that part is ok.

Regarding which roles I would like to know have had a market rating exercise carried out for and what dates they were completed it would be for all the DOI roles which had a market rating exercise agreed."

Our response to you is as follows:

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Cabinet Office does not hold the information that you have requested. However, you may wish to contact the Public Services Commission who may be able to help you, or submit a Freedom of Information request directly to the Public Services Commission: https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/freedom-of-information/make-a- freedomof-information-request/. Public Services Commission, 2nd Floor, Illiam Dhone House, Circular Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 1AG.

Please quote the reference number 3901445 in any future communications.

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Yours sincerely