AQW 45339/11-15

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 01/05/2015
Answered On Date: 19/05/2015
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel whether the Northern Ireland public pay policy mandates the application of a living wage, similar to that of Scotland and Wales.

Answer:

The Northern Ireland Pay Remit Approval Process and Guidance details public sector pay growth limits and how these are applied in Northern Ireland. As per HM Treasury’s overarching public sector pay guidance, it does not define specific pay levels, and as such, does not reference the living wage.