Pay rises

Summary

The requester asked whether all staff areas within the Department of Health and Social Care received the same 2.2% pay rise. The department disclosed that pay rises varied by staff group, with some receiving 2.2%, others 1%, some 2.5% from a previous year, and some having no agreement reached for the current year.

Key Facts

• The 2.2% pay rise was agreed by the Public Service Commission for Civil Servants and Manual/Craft Workers for 2017/18.
• Medical and Dental Staff received a 1% pay rise for 2017/18 determined through Joint Negotiating mechanisms.
• No agreement has been reached on a pay rise for other staff groups employed by the Department for the current year.
• Staff under National Joint Council or Manx Pay Terms received a 2.5% pay rise for 2016/17 following arbitration.
• The response was issued on 29 September 2017 regarding a request received on 31 August 2017.

Data Disclosed

• 2.2%
• 1%
• 2.5%
• 2017/18
• 2016/17
• 31 August 2017
• 29 September 2017
• IM101-053i

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Health and Social Care

Rheynn Slaynt as Kiarail y Theay

Page 1 of 2 FOIA/DHSC/rvsd/01 Chief Executive: Malcolm Couch By email:

Freedom of Information Team Department of Health & Social Care Chief Executive’s Office Crookall House Demesne Road Douglas Isle of Man, IM1 3QA Tel: Email: Website: Date: FOI Reference: (01624) 642621 foi.dhsc@gov.im www.gov.im/dhsc 29 September 2017 IM101-053i Dear REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2015 (“the Act”) Thank you for your request to the Department of Health and Social Care, dated 31 August 2017 Your request You asked for: Question 01: “With the recent pay rise of 2.2% did all areas within the department receive the same amount of rise. Have some received non and have some received more?” Response to your request We are pleased to be able to provide a response to your request with answers to your questions: Question 01: With the recent pay rise of 2.2% did all areas within the department receive the same amount of rise. Have some received none and have some received more In response to Question 01, the 2.2% rise was agreed by the Public Service Commission for staff in groups for which they are the employer for the year 2017/18. This includes Civil Servants and Manual and Craft Workers working in the Department of Health and Social Care. Other groups of staff have terms and conditions which are determined by the Department of Health and Social care through Joint Negotiating mechanisms this includes Medical and Dental Staff for whom a 1% pay rise was agreed for 2017/18.
Agreement has not been reached on a pay rise for other groups of staff employed by the Department for the current year. However staff employed by The Department under National Joint Council or Manx Pay Terms and Conditions were recently awarded a 2.5% pay rise for the year 2016/17 following arbitration which took place around the same time as arbitration of the current year’s Public Service Commission award.

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