§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what is her policy on paying her Department's employees overseas the British minimum wage. [106331]
§ Clare ShortDFID pays staff appointed in-country overseas according to good employer practice in the conditions prevailing in local labour markets. Pay rates are established by wage surveys among embassies, high commissions and major international companies and organisations. The UK minimum wage was set in relation to UK conditions and has no particular relevance in the overseas context—especially in those economies where inflation may be substantially greater than the low rates prevailing in Britain and where fluctuating exchange rates would make any sterling benchmark figure a continuously variable target.
§ Mr. StreeterTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the salary is for her Department's locally employed staff in(a) Harare, (b) Dhaka, (c) Nairobi and (d) Jura. [106642]
§ Clare ShortThe information requested is as follows:
(a) Harare Z dollars Grande Minimum Maximum A3 589,608 1,075,704 B1 388,752 702,648 B2 297,972 529,572 C1 214,080 412,872 C2 132,420 269,220 C3 106,548 178,872
(b) Dhaka Taka Grade Minimum Maximum LE(E) 555,120 610,632 LEII 417,600 506,640 LEIII 232,440 310,980 LEIV 183,960 246,600 LEVb 154,500 — 430W
(c) Nairobi K shillings Grade Minimum Maximum SPSO 2,051,424 3,305,184 PSO 1,568,748 2,446,788 LEI 1,049,472 1,529,712
(c) Nairobi K shillings Grade Minimum Maximum LEII 715,872 1,151,352 LEIII 407,052 819,492 LEIV 339,792 606,312 LEVa 226,536 375,936 LEVb 195,936 295,056 (d) DFID currently has no employees in Juba.
§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many of her Department's locally employed staff in(a) Harare, (b) Dhaka and (c) Pretoria are paid below the British minimum wage. [106326]
§ Clare ShortMy Department pays its staff appointed in country in accordance with good employer practice and the conditions prevailing in local labour markets. The UK minimum wage has no particular relevance in those contexts-especially in those economies where inflation may be substantially greater than the low rates prevailing in the UK. Because of the effect of fluctuating exchange rates, the figure requested cannot be determined in absolute terms. It may be estimated by applying the exchange rate prevailing at any point in time to the following data on annual salary rates and the number of hours worked per week:
Grade Currency Minimum Maximum Number in grade Hours per week (a) Harare A3 Z dollars 589,608 1,075,704 1 37.5 B1 Z dollars 388,752 702,648 9 37.5 B2 Z dollars 297,972 529,572 12 37.5 C1 Z dollars 214,080 412,872 12 37.5 C2 Z dollars 132,420 269,220 4 37.5 C3 Z dollars 106,548 178,872 3 38 (b) Dhaka LE(E) Take 555,120 610,632 2 35 LEI Taka 417,600 506,640 3 35 LEII Taka 232,440 310,980 8 35 LEIII Taka 183,960 246,600 6 35 LEVb Taka 154,500 — 2 35 (c) Pretoria B1 Rand 110,460 171,360 2 36.5 B2 Rand 72,590 122,640 14 36.5 C1 Rand 52,500 81,445 8 36.5 C2 Rand 34,500 61,992 5 36.5