AQW 17349/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Finance
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 14294/17-22, for an update on the Civil Service pay award.
Asked by Andrew Muir MLA on 14 April 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 14 April 2021
- Answer due by
- 29 April 2021
- Answered
- 21 April 20217 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Finance
- Priority question
- No
Answer
I recently made a two-year pay offer for civil servants to recognised Trades Unions which are consulting with their members. The offer, which was agreed by the Executive, represents a 4.8% increase over two years on the civil service pay bill at a cost of £44 million and is in contrast to the position in England where the majority of civil servants are facing a pay freeze in 2021. The offer acknowledges the hard work of civil servants while taking account of the current financial pressures being faced.
Staff due to receive an increase under the terms of any pay award for 2020 will receive any arrears backdated to 1 August 2020.