Question reference: S4W-00098
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 18 May 2011
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Current status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 31 May 2011
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-40420 by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 March 2011, how many NHS staff have received a wage increase as a result of the living wage introduced on 1 April 2011.
Answer
Scottish Government analysts estimate that approximately 4,600 NHS Scotland staff have received a wage increase as a result of the introduction of the living wage.