asked the Minister for the Public Service if he will give details of all current public service special pay awards in regard to the following: (a) the method of payment of these awards; (b) the percentage terms involved; (c) the financial amounts per category; (d) the average financial amount per individual; and (e) the overall numbers involved in each category.
Written Answers. - Public Service Special Pay Awards.
108.
I take it the Deputy is referring to arbitration findings and Labour Court awards which are being implemented under Clause 3.2 of 25th Round agreements in the public service. The terms of Clause 3.2 are as follows:
"Claims in respect of which adjudication hearings had taken place prior to 1 January 1986 may be implemented as follows:
(a) one third of the relevant increases may be paid from 1 December 1986;
(b) a further one third of the relevant increase may be paid from 1 December 1987;
(c) the remaining balance outstanding may be paid from 1 July 1988".
The following is a list of such awards:
|
Category |
Percentage terms involved |
Annual amounts per category |
Average annual amounts per individual |
Overall numbers |
|
(£000) |
(£000) |
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I Civil Service |
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Forester Grades* |
c 6% to 9% |
680 |
1.4 |
500 |
|
Senior Supervisory Agricultural Officers* |
c 16% |
21 |
2.4 |
9 |
|
Supervisory Agricultural Officers* on livestock duties |
c 16% |
60 |
2.4 |
25 |
|
Senior Operators,* Inplant Unit, Stationery Office |
c 8% |
4 |
1.0 |
4 |
|
Local Government Auditors |
9% |
45 |
1.8 |
25 |
|
Engineers Grade I and related grades* |
c 10% |
690 |
2.3 |
300 |
|
II Teachers |
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Teachers on the common basic scale |
10% |
60,000 |
1.5 |
40,000 |
* These groups have already received part of their arbitration awards in line with prior commitments.
|
Category |
Percentage terms involved |
Annual amounts per category |
Average annual amounts per individual |
Overall numbers |
|
(£000) |
(£000) |
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|
III Local Authorities |
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|
County Finance Officers |
15% |
70 |
2.6 |
27 |
|
County Secretaries |
15% |
68 |
2.6 |
26 |
|
County Development Officers |
c 14% |
17 |
1.9 |
9 |
|
Civil Defence Officers and Asst. Civil Defence Officers |
c 5%-9% |
25 |
1.0 |
25 |
|
IV Non-commercial State bodies |
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Executive Assistants in AnCO |
10% |
250 |
1.0 |
250 |
Notes:
(i) Certain awards which fall to be implemented under Clause 3.2 but which are still at various stages of processing/finalisation have not been included.
(ii) The annual amounts shown are those applicable when Clause 3.2 has been fully implemented.