AQW 6024/17-22

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 18/08/2020
Answered On Date: 02/09/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Finance for an update on progress in making her Department a Living Wage employer as set out in New Decade, New Approach.

Answer:

In setting the 2020/21 public sector pay policy, I have indicated that public sector employers should now actively consider how pay awards for individual staff groups can be targeted to ensure the payment of the Living Wage Foundation Living Wage. HR officials will incorporate this issue into 2020/21 pay considerations for the Civil Service departments.