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WQ.457/2023
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHAIR OF THE STATES EMPLOYMENT BOARD BY DEPUTY C.S. ALVES OF ST. HELIER CENTRAL
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 13th NOVEMBER 2023 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 20th NOVEMBER 2023
Question
"Further to Oral Question 92/2023, will the Chair state the total number of contracts the Government has with third parties where the requirement to pay the living wage is not included; will she indicate the areas to which these contracts relate; and will she advise when these contracts are due for renewal?"
Answer
Since 2019, the Government of Jersey's standard terms and conditions for contracts with third parties contain a clause requiring that the Jersey Living Wage is paid to relevant staff.
The task of identifying the total number of contracts that the Government has with third parties, where the requirement to pay the living wage is not included and by area, is not a simple nor straightforward exercise. This information is not held centrally by Government.
It should be noted that contracts before 2019 may not include the requirement for Jersey-based suppliers to pay the Jersey Living Wage. Based on the normal renewal cycle for contracts, however, it is expected that all contracts that the Government of Jersey is party to, will be due for renewal before the end of 2024.
If helpful, officials from Commercial Services would be pleased to meet with the Deputy , in person, to discuss and further explain the difficulties of extracting the information requested.