Freedom of information response

would like to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for information relating to HR, Payroll and Finance reporting within your council.

1. What HR information system (HRIS) do you use to store and manage your people data?

Oracle Fusion

2. What HR information system (HRIS) do you use to manage and make changes to your council’s organisational structure (establishment)?

Oracle Fusion

3. What payroll system do you use to pay your employees?

Oracle Fusion

4. What finance system do you use to manage your council’s finances from a budget monitoring perspective?

Beyond is the system used for budget monitoring.

5.         Is the HR/People function responsible for workforce/people reporting in your council?

              Yes

1. If yes, is this reporting supported by an internal Business Intelligence function?

We use Oracle Fusion to produce our reports

b.         If no, is there a particular reason for this?

6.         Does your HR/People function join up with Finance to provide a joined up approach to establishment/vacancy management reporting?

              No HR provide these reports, Finance are copied into the data to ensure their system is matching.

1. If yes, please could you describe the process of joining up the data and how it is presented as a final product?

7.         Does your HR/People function record Agency, High Cost Interim / IR35 workers on your council’s organisation structure and/or payroll (please specify which)?

              We hold anyone not on our payroll as Contingent Workers in Oracle Fusion, we do not distinguish if they are agency, consultants or Interim.

You are free to use any information supplied to you for your own use, including non-commercial research purposes. However, any other type of re-use, for example, by publishing the information or issuing copies to the public will require the permission of the copyright owner.

Where the copyright is owned by Thurrock Council, you must apply to the Council to re-use the information. Please email information.matters@thurrock.gov.uk if you wish to re-use the information you have been supplied. For information where the copyright is owned by another person or organisation, you must apply to the copyright owner to obtain their permission.

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