AQW 2994/17-22

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 02/03/2020
Answered On Date: 18/03/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health what steps he will take to ensure pay parity between social workers in Northern Ireland and those elsewhere in the UK.

Answer:

As outlined in my statement to the Assembly on 14 January, pay parity with England is restored for all health and social care staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions with effect from 1st April 2019. This will include social workers.