Marshalled List of Amendments - 12 October 2015

8 October 2015

Private Members’ Business – Motions

Item 6: Order Paper 300/11-16 – 12 October  2015

Motion: Equal Pay

That this Assembly notes the inequality of treatment which has arisen for staff in the PSNI, the Department of Justice and the Northern Ireland Office in terms of the equal pay settlement; recognises the genuine hurt and hardship which have been caused as a result; and calls on the Minister of Finance and Personnel and the Minister of Justice to take urgent steps to recognise their moral obligation and to ensure that staff affected are not financially disadvantaged and receive the equivalent payments awarded to their colleagues in other Departments.

[Mr L Cree]
[Mr M Nesbitt]
[Mr R Hussey]

The Speaker has selected the following Amendment for debate:

Amendment 1

Leave out all after the first ‘Justice’ and insert:

‘the Northern Ireland Office and a number of arm’s-length bodies in terms of the equal pay settlement; recognises the genuine hurt and hardship which have been caused as a result; and calls on the Executive to address any areas of responsibility that they have and to make representations to the British government, who was the employer for many of those affected, urging them to recognise their moral obligation and to ensure that staff affected are not financially disadvantaged and receive the equivalent payments awarded to their colleagues in other Departments.’

[Mr R McCartney]
[Mr S Lynch]
[Ms B McGahan]