Ministry of Justice: Living Wage

Ministry of Justice written question – answered at on 15 October 2018.

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Photo of Catherine West Catherine West Labour, Hornsey and Wood Green

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 Real Living Wage.

Photo of Edward Argar Edward Argar The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice

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 Real Living Wage £10.20 per hour.

1479 staff employed by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ HQ, HMCTS, LAA, OPD and CICA) and 543 by HMPPS work outside Greater London are paid at a rate below the National Real Living Wage £8.75 per hour.

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