AQW 45313/11-15

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 30/04/2015
Answered On Date: 11/05/2015
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of Health and Social Care staff who have not received a 1 per cent pay uplift since April 2014, broken down by (i) Trust; (ii) profession; and (iii) pay band.

Answer:

Discussions with HSC Trade Unions regarding an affordable 2015/16 HSC Pay Award are underway. The timeframe for an announcement is not yet determined..

Information on the number of health and social care staff who have not received a 1 per cent pay uplift since April 2014, broken down by (i) Trust; (ii) profession; and (iii) pay band is not readily available and can only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.

The 2014/15 Agenda for Change (AfC) Pay Award sought to reward all staff with at least a 1% increase and reflects the provisions set out in the AfC Terms and

Conditions of Service Handbook which are based on the need to ensure a fair system of pay for NHS employees which supports modernised working practices.