Motion

Equal Pay

Motion TitleEqual Pay

Motion TextThat this Assembly notes the inequality of treatment which has arisen for staff in the PSNI, the Department of Justice and the Northern Ireland Office in terms of the equal pay settlement; recognises the genuine hurt and hardship which have been caused as a result; and calls on the Minister of Finance and Personnel and the Minister of Justice to take urgent steps to recognise their moral obligation and to ensure that staff affected are not financially disadvantaged and receive the equivalent payments awarded to their colleagues in other departments.

Motion CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office15/09/2015

Date Selected By Committee29/09/2015

Date of Plenary Debate12/10/2015

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Tabled By

Member Name	Tabled As
Mr Leslie Cree MBE	MLA - North Down
Mr Mike Nesbitt	MLA - Strangford
Mr Ross Hussey	MLA - West Tyrone

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Outcome/Voting

The Motion Was Carried by Oral Vote

Amendments

Selected Amendments

Number	Tabled Date	Amendment Text
1	07/10/2015	Leave out all after the first ‘Justice’ and insert: ‘the Northern Ireland Office and a number of arm’s-length bodies in terms of the equal pay settlement; recognises the genuine hurt and hardship which have been caused as a result; and calls on the Executive to address any areas of responsibility that they have and to make representations to the British government, who was the employer for many of those affected, urging them to recognise their moral obligation and to ensure that staff affected are not financially disadvantaged and receive the equivalent payments awarded to their colleagues in other Departments.’

Other Amendments Tabled

Tabled Date	Amendment Text
07/10/2015	Leave out all after ‘PSNI,’ and insert: ‘various Northern Ireland Civil Service Departments and the Northern Ireland Office in terms of the equal pay settlement; recognises the genuine hurt and hardship which have been caused as a result; and calls on the Executive to agree a centrally funded and administered scheme to address the sense of unfairness that exists among affected staff.’

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