AQW 30557/17-22


Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry


Tabled Date: 04/03/2022
Answered On Date: 10/03/2022
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 29783/17-22, (i) whether the hourly pay rates provided are paid in addition to a worker’s baseline hourly wage, or instead of it; and (ii) to detail the normal hourly rates for the pay bands listed.


Answer:
The hourly rates outlined in the response to AQW 29783/17-22 are paid instead of the worker’s baseline hourly wage for the shift undertaken.
The hourly rates of pay for staff in Bands 1-8a, following the 3% increase that has been backdated to April 2021 are shown below (from the entry point to the top of the pay scale) ;
Pay band
Hourly Rate
1
£9.49
2
£9.49 - £10.19
3
£10.40 - £11.14
4
£11.53 - £12.73
5
£13.12 - £16.13
6
£16.52 - £19.96
7
£20.49 - £23.44
8A
£24.10 - £27.22