WELB £250 payment to staff will cost £750k

Education Minister John O’Dowd confirmed that each of the Education and Library Boards will pay employees, whose contracts include conditions of employment determined by the National Joint Council for Local Government Services, an additional £250 during the 2011/12 financial year.

This is subject to an approval process being completed by the Department of Finance and Personnel.

“This is a provision that has been made for low earners and will apply to those earning less than £21,000 full-time equivalent,” said Mr O’Dowd. The total cost across Northern Ireland will be £4,105,787.