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<p>The Department contracts with EMCOR UK for cleaning services. Third party cleaning
contracts are in place between EMCOR UK and Active clean, KEF and Churchills in delivering
cleaning services within the Department’s buildings. The Department does not have
the rates of pay of the third-party service providers.</p><p> </p><p>All service providers
comply with the law in respect of the National Minimum Wage, but, in line with Cabinet
Office advice, the Department and its executive agencies do not require their contracted
companies to pay their employees the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.</p><p>
</p><p>Public Health England contracts directly for cleaning services across five
sites with three suppliers – EMCOR UK, Minster and Corporate Service Management. There
are currently 28 individuals that they believe are paid below the Living Wage Foundation
rate.</p><p> </p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency contracts
directly for cleaning services across two sites with four suppliers- Interserve, Churchill,
Pharmacleanse and Micronclean (Specialist Cleaning Services). Micronclean have 209
employees on a gross hourly rate of less than £9 which is less than the Real Living
Wage.</p>
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