50,000 contract cleaners and security workers are set for a pay rise.
The new scheme will see the wages of 30,000 contract cleaners boosted from 9.50 an hour to 9.75, while 20,000 workers in the security sector will see their pay rise from 10.01 per hour to 10.75.
Minister for Employment Ged Nash says the new order will also introduce new contract conditions:
