AQW 45312/11-15 Written question to the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety when he will make the 2015/16 pay announcement for Health and Social Care staff.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 30 April 2015
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 30 April 2015
- Answer due by
- 18 May 2015
- Answered
- 11 May 201511 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
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.