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WQ.191/2022
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHAIR OF THE STATES EMPLOYMENT BOARD
BY DEPUTY S.Y. MÉZEC OF ST. HELIER SOUTH
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 2022
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 3rd OCTOBER 2022
Question
Will the Chair of the States Employment Board provide a breakdown by year for the last 5 years, of public sector wage increases and the corresponding increases in inflation?
Answer
The below table is a breakdown of all public sector annual wage increases from 2018 to 2022; the RPI is based on the September RPI figure.
Year | RPI* | Civil Serv ants | Nurs es & Mid wive s | Man ual Wor kers | Teac hers | Priso n | Fire | Polic e | Staff Grade (L under 100k R over 100k) | Hospital Consultants - Doctors (L under 100k R over 100k) | ||
2018 | 3.1% | 1.0% | 3.1% | 4.5% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 3.5% |
2019 | 4.3% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% |
2020 | 2.7% | 4.0% | 5.9% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 2.7% | 4.0% | 2.7% |
2021 | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
2022 | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% |
Cum ulati ve % incre ase 2018 - 2022 | 14.7 | 10.1 | 16.8 | 15.3 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 15.7 | 14.2 | 17.3 | 15.9 |
Notes
- All increases are consolidated within base pay
- The percentages do not include the cost of increments for each pay group
- In 2022, a non-consolidated sum of £500 was allocated in addition to the inflation
- In 2022, the States Employment Board introduced a new parental leave scheme for public service employees that exceeds statutory minimums and provided >£3million of additional benefits to employees.