AQW 45313/11-15 Written question to the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail 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.
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.