Ministry of Justice: Living Wage

(asked on 13th September 2018) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff in his Department that work (a) inside and (b) outside Greater London are paid at a rate below the London Living Wage.


Answered by
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Edward Argar
This question was answered on 15th October 2018

The UK Living Wage (sometimes referred to as the ‘Real Living Wage’) and the London Living Wage, are both voluntary rates set by the Living Wage Foundation. These are not statutory figures which relate to the government policy in this area, and so are not legally binding on employers. The statutory minimum rates are the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage. For comparison, the National Living Wage is currently £7.83 per hour, and increased by 4.4% in April 2018. The increases in the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage have produced increases for over 2 million workers this year, across the economy, and increased pay by £2,000 for those on the minimum rate, since these statutory arrangements were introduced. All MoJ employees are paid at least the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage. 395 staff employed by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ HQ, HMCTS, LAA, OPD and CICA) and 24 by HMPPS work inside Greater London are paid at a rate below the London Living Wage of £10.20 per hour. 7471 staff employed by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ HQ, HMCTS, LAA, OPD and CICA) and 6374 by HMPPS work outside Greater London are paid at a rate below the London Living Wage of £10.20 per hour.

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