07/11/2025
Health Staff Pay Parity Approved By Executive
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has confirmed that the Northern Ireland Executive has granted him approval to deliver pay parity for health service staff, fulfilling a key request from unions and professional bodies.
This decision will restore pay parity with the percentage uplifts recommended by pay review bodies, which will be backdated in full to 1 April 2025.
Minister Nesbitt stated: "The Executive has today given me approval to deliver pay parity for health service staff, which was our original intention and what unions and professional bodies have been asking for and is their right. I would expect our HSC workforce to receive their uplift and back pay in their February 2026 pay packets."
Furthermore, to prevent any recurrence of late payment issues with future awards, Minister Nesbitt committed to a new process: "I can confirm that as Health Minister I am committed to ensuring future pay awards are prioritised in my budget allocation at the start of the financial year and adjusted as necessary to ensure parity."
This decision will restore pay parity with the percentage uplifts recommended by pay review bodies, which will be backdated in full to 1 April 2025.
Furthermore, to prevent any recurrence of late payment issues with future awards, Minister Nesbitt committed to a new process: "I can confirm that as Health Minister I am committed to ensuring future pay awards are prioritised in my budget allocation at the start of the financial year and adjusted as necessary to ensure parity."
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