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<p>As of 1 August 2014 out of 68732 direct employees, 324 direct employees are paid
less than the rate defined by the ‘Living Wage Foundation’. This calculation is based
upon the UK living wage as of 4 November 2013.</p><p> </p><p>The direct employees
included form part of the core Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and its agencies National
Offender Management Service (NOMS), HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS), Legal
Aid Agency (LAA) and Office of the Public Guardian (OPG).</p><p> </p><p>Pay rate decisions
made on 1 August2014 mean that no permanent employee on core departmental terms and
conditions are paid below the living wage rate. 11 permanent employees individuals
on legacy terms & conditions following Machinery of Government changes remain
below living wage levels,. These employees have been offered the option to move onto
MoJ terms and conditions.</p><p> </p><p>In NOMS, the number of direct employees who
are paid below living wage levels currently stands at 313.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>Number below living wage</p></td><td><p>On Strength
Headcount</p></td><td><p>Proportion of staff employed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(i)
Department</p></td><td><p>Includes HQ, NOMS, HMCTS OPG and LAA</p></td><td><p>324</p></td><td><p>68732</p></td><td><p>0.47%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(ii)
Agencies</p></td><td><p>Core MoJ</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>22982</p></td><td><p>0.05%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>NOMS</p></td><td><p>313</p></td><td><p>45750</p></td><td><p>0.68%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Information on contractors paid less than the rate defined by the ‘Living
Wage Foundation’ as a living wage is not recorded centrally. We would need to approach
all of our contractors and or their agencies and get them to provide the information.
This could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p>
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