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Stormont minister welcomes largest increase in Living Wage

Stormont Finance Minister Conor Murphy has welcomed a 10.1% increase in the Living Wage. The rise to £10.90 is the largest in the Living Wage Foundation’s 11-year history. Mr Murphy said the new social value procurement policy, which includes ...

22 Sept 2022 at 17:21

Northern Ireland

Workforce growing but pay increases falling behind inflation

Northern Ireland’s workforce is continuing to grow, however pay increases are falling behind inflation, the latest figures suggest. The number of employees in Northern Ireland in July 2022 was 779,300, according to HMRC. This figure has been ...

16 Aug 2022 at 12:16

Northern Ireland

Reeves concedes Government has ‘more to do’ as unemployment at four-year high

Rachel Reeves conceded the Government had “more to do” but defended her stewardship of the economy as figures showed the UK’s unemployment rate stuck at a four-year high. The Chancellor insisted Labour had been “creating more jobs” since ...

14 Aug 2025 at 10:13

Local News

Wages in county's council areas are lowest in the North

Workers in County Derry are among the lowest earners in Northern Ireland, according to new data published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). The agency's Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) shows ...

11 Nov 2020 at 10:14

National News

Increase in the National Minimum Wage and the 2023 Living Wage announced

The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar has received Government approval to accept the recommendation of the Low Pay Commission to increase the National Minimum Wage to €11.30 per hour from ...

14 Sept 2022 at 15:19

Local News

Calls for MLA wages to be cut

Now is the time for the British Secretary of State to cut MLA wages, according to Derry City and Strabane District councillor, Emmet Doyle (Aontú). Cllr Doyle said the MLA wages bill now exceeded half a million pounds. He ...

06 Jul 2022 at 10:18

Local News

Derry duo setting off on Minimum Wage tour

Derry duo ‘Dirty Faces’ have announced a series of tour dates across the UK next month with a unique concept. The two-piece outfit was formed in 2016 and consists of bassist, Lorcan Hamilton, and lead singer, Josh O’Kane....

19 Feb 2022 at 12:35

Northern Ireland

O’Dowd welcomes deal on civil service pay

Civil service trade unions in Northern Ireland have accepted a 20-month pay award plan, the Finance Minister has said. John O’Dowd welcomed the agreement on the pay uplifts, which he said had received the backing of all ...

26 Mar 2025 at 12:16

Local News

Harkin to call on Council to back equal pay for young people

People Before Profit Councillor, Shaun Harkin, will call upon the Council to challenge the Executive in Stormont to ensure young people will not be 'ripped off' on wages. Cllr Harkin, who represents the Foyleside ward, ...

22 Nov 2021 at 18:49

Northern Ireland

Pay award for non-industrial civil servants in Northern Ireland announced

A pay award has been announced for a number of Stormont civil servants. The award, which amounts to an increase of £552, will apply to non-industrial staff and will be backdated to August 2022. Lowest paid staff will ...

06 Apr 2023 at 12:56

Northern Ireland

Lower wages in Northern Ireland ‘major driving force’ in poverty levels – report

Lower wages in Northern Ireland are a “major driving factor in high poverty levels”, a research report has found. The research from Queen’s University Belfast revealed that poverty levels in the region remain high ...

16 Oct 2025 at 00:01

DerryNow

'How are a family on two minimum wages getting by? They're not'

County Derry mum says high childcare costs are leaving young families on low incomes unable to get by. Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick, from Magherafelt, is a lecturer at Ulster University and mother to Finian (3) and ...

14 Mar 2023 at 17:00

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