Archived decisions

Appendix 2: Financial Resourcing Model for 2010/11 and beyond

1. Equipment Costs

2. Limiting Factors

It has been established, based on the initial findings of the trial, that we could facilitate one post per watch on each WDS Fire Station to become filled through part-time working. This equates to 52 additional employees and gives in total, a maximum of 104 part-time opportunities on WDS Stations. This is approximately 18% of the total eligible workforce.

3. Costs

3.1 For 52 'additional' employees, the maximum additional equipment costs would be £34968.

3.2 National Insurance becomes payable on earnings over £5,715pa.  Employers NI is 9.1% after the rebate assuming the employee joins the pension scheme.

3.3 £5,715 x 9.1% = £520 per person x 52 posts = £27,000 savings on NI in a full year.

3.4 Therefore the costs in yr 1can be summarised as £35,000 kitting out costs - £27,000 = £8,000 which can be accommodated within the budget.

3.5 Yr 2 costs would be £27,000 NI savings less 10% kit maintenance £3,000 = £24,000 ongoing savings

3.6 The above figures assume all 52 posts were filled to achieve the £24000 savings. If half the available posts were filled this would be reduced to around £10500