AQW 45339/11-15 Written question to the Minister of Finance and Personnel
To ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel whether the Northern Ireland public pay policy mandates the application of a living wage, similar to that of Scotland and Wales.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 1 May 2015
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 1 May 2015
- Answer due by
- 19 May 2015
- Answered
- 19 May 201518 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Finance
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Northern Ireland Pay Remit Approval Process and Guidance details public sector pay growth limits and how these are applied in Northern Ireland. As per HM Treasury’s overarching public sector pay guidance, it does not define specific pay levels, and as such, does not reference the living wage.