Freedom of Information request on the MHRA pay review (FOI 21/1117)
Published 27 April 2022
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15th October 2021
FOI 21/1117
Dear
Thank you for your information request, dated 6 October 2021, where you asked for pay information relating to our 2021 pay settlement.
I am pleased to provide you with the information requested, see below.
1) Please state the effective date (day and month) of your organisation’s 2021/22 pay review.
1 August 2021
2) If the 2021/22 pay review has yet to be finalised please state the month in which you anticipate it will be concluded.
The 2021/22 pay review was concluded in September 2021
3) Please state the employee group/s covered by the 2021/22 pay review.
All staff who are paid less than the full-time equivalent (FTE) salary of £24,000
4) Please state the total number of employees covered by the 2021/22 pay review.
43 employees
5) Please provide a copy of your 2021/22 pay agreement (if applicable) or generic pay circular sent to employees (that is one that does not identify any individual employee) outlining the outcome of the latest pay review if there are no collective negotiations.
Attached at Annex A
6) Please state the % consolidated basic pay rise received by the lowest-paid adult (aged 18 and over) employee as a result of the 2021/22 pay review* excluding the effect of any incremental progression, merit pay or bonuses. * When calculating this figure please bear in mind that, if applicable, employees covered by the 2021/22 Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance who are paid less than the full-time equivalent (FTE) salary of £24,000 receive the greater of a FTE £250 consolidated basic pay rise or an increase taking them up to the National Living Wage of £8.91 an hour.
1.22%
7) If an employee’s annual pay award is determined solely according to an assessment of their individual performance (commonly known as a merit increase) as opposed to an across-the-board pay rises (where all employees generally receive the same increase irrespective of their individual performance) please state the percentage of the paybill allocated to fund these awards, the range of increases and whether or not the awards are consolidated.
Not applicable
8) If any employees were eligible for individual performance-related payments or bonuses over and above the general pay rise please state the range of increases (either as a percentage of their base salary or a cash amount as applicable), whether or not they were consolidated into basic pay and please state the overall % of the paybill allocated to fund these awards.
Employees were eligible for an individual performance-related end of year award. This is a non-consolidated payment and 0.6% of the paybill is allocated to fund this.
9) Please state the overall paybill increase as a result of the latest pay review expressed as a percentage of the paybill.
0.02%
10) Please state the name of the union/unions party to your main collective agreement covering pay and conditions if there are collective negotiations.
FDA, PCS, Prospect, UCU and Unite
11) Please provide the name and contact details of the person/s responsible for overseeing your organisation’s annual pay review.
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Yours sincerely,
Human Resources