How many public sector employees are paid the living wage, broken down by (a) public body and (b) job role.

Since 2011, this Government has ensured all staff within our responsibility have been paid a living wage. We are committed to supporting the Scottish Living Wage for the duration of this Parliament, a decisive long-term commitment to those on the lowest incomes.
Whilst all public sector employees directly subject to our public sector pay policy (details available at www.scotland.gov.uk/publicsectorpay) are paid at least the living wage, there are just over 600 employees paid at the living wage rate. We are unable to provide the details by individual organisation. Due to the small numbers involved, there would be a risk of identifying individual employees.
In the white paper we have publicly stated our commitment for a sustainable and fairly rewarded employment with the living wage and minimum wage central to our employment policy.
We fully support the principles of the Scottish Living Wage campaign and recognise it aims to make a real difference to the people of Scotland, by encouraging employers to reward their staff fairly.
To help increase the number of employers paying the living wage across all sectors in Scotland, we are providing funding for the Poverty Alliance to promote take up of the living wage accreditation scheme in following the example we have set.