Workplace Report May 2000

Features: Pay deals

Pay deals in brief

Agreement % increase hours holidays

date number

Nuclear fuel production

British Nuclear Fuels (non-industrial) 3.0 35.0 26

1.4.00 6,000 3% increase plus £500 for implementation of new contract creating unified pay and grading system for industrial and non-industrial staff over a two-year period; new contract in 1999 introduced annual hours, up to 100 a year, in place of overtime, paid at time and a quarter for shift workers and certain grades; also included a buy-out of continuing satisfactory bonus and compensation for loss of UK travelling time

Electricity, gas & other forms of energy

Dalkia Utilities 2.5

1.4.00 150 2.5% on salary scales, standby and call-out payments; review of severance scheme

Northern Electric Supply 3.2

31.3.00 na increase in scheduled salaries of £196-£479

Water supply

Essex & Suffolk Water Co 2.6

1.4.00 700 two-year deal: first year - 2.6% on basic pay, overtime, standby and callout; second year - RPI-linked formula, 75% of November 2000 RPI paid 1.1.01; further payment in March 2001 backdated to January 2001; plus non-consolidated bonuses

Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products

Ceramic Industry CJC 1.9 39.0 23

1.5.00 20,000 second year of two-year deal

Imerrys (Engineering) 2.5 37.5

1.3.00 400 percentage increase not known; holiday attendance allowance (£49.43 per period), weekend attendance (£33.14 Sunday, £20.22 Saturday) and call-out (£10.88); lodging allowance (£4.25 per day first three days, £7.87 per day thereafter) and 22p per mile travelling time payment; shift attendance (£8.34 night, £4.90p £2.24am).

Chemicals

Crosfield (Warrington) craft 37.5

1.2.00 na

Crosfield (Warrington) cler/tech 37.5 25

1.2.00 na pay structure based on job evaluation; redundancy terms 2.5 weeks per year of service up to 41, 3.5 weeks above 41

Mechanical engineering

MacDermid Canning 2.0

1.4.00 200 pension improvement - if employees contribute 6% employer pays in 9%.

Electrical & electronic engineering

General Domestic Appliances 2.5 39.0 25

1.4.00 1,200 apprentice and youth rates; age 16 75% of company rate; age 17 85%.

Manufacture of other transport equipment

BAe (Warton) Systems & Services 3.0 37.0 25

1.4.00 300 in recognition of professional working practices 0.5% of basic salary is paid quarterly and consolidated on 31.3.99 and 31.3.2000.

Agreement % increase hours holidays

date number

Food, drink & tobacco manufacturing

Birds Eye Walls (asst managers) 2.0

1.4.00 300 increase on Grade F of 6.33% (local rate); no bonus being paid this year due to poorer than expected company profits

Cadbury (Chirk) 2.8 37.0

1.4.00 200 increase on local pay rates now negotiated nationally; final year of a three-year deal RPI plus 0.5%.

Cadbury (Marlbrook) 2.8 37.0 20

1.4.00 90 increase on local pay rates now negotiated nationally; final year of a three-year deal RPI plus 0.5%.

Cadbury Bournville (assortment) 2.8 38.0 24

1.4.00 2,700 increase on local pay rates now negotiated nationally; final year of a three-year deal RPI plus 0.5%; allowances for operator training £16.27 pw, lunch hours working £2.64ph, attendance bonus £23.44 per 4-week period; shift rate for "168 hours rotating" ie continuous shifts, is lowest rate

Cadbury Bournville (moulded) 2.8 39.0 24

1.4.00 800 increase on local pay rates now negotiated nationally; final year of a three-year deal RPI plus 0.5%

Cadbury (Bristol) (prod) 2.8 39.0 25

1.4.00 782 increase on local pay rates now negotiated nationally; final year of a three-year deal RPI plus 0.5%.

Thwaites Brewery 3.5 37.5 30

1.4.00 500 3.5% on basic salaries; no separate overtime and no bonus payments; for some groups salary includes provision for rest day working; earnings protection for consequential reduction of basic salaries

Timber & wooden furniture

Fillings Industry 3.0 39.0 21

1.2.00 5,000 3% on rates; abolition of juvenile rates; 4% on minimum weekly wage to £160.21

Construction

Electrical Contracting (Scotland) 5.3 37.5 21

7.2.00 10,000 5.34% on lowest basic; early shifts paid time + 20%, late shifts time + 30%, night shift time plus one-third; from 3.1.00 apprentices irrespective of age paid 1st stage £2.39ph; 2nd stage £3.45ph; 3rd stage £5.19ph; 4th stage £5.76ph.

Thermal Insulation 11.4 38.0 25

14.2.0 6,500 11.35% on lowest basic; from 14.2.00 lodging allowance paid at £20.50 per day; tool allowance of £1.45 per week worked paid to Thermal Insulation engineers and apprentices.

Painting Trade (Scotland) 4.35 38.0 20

28.2.00 5,000 employees separate from those at work during day, paid additional £1.23 per hour; hourly overtime rates: lower rate £8.50ph, higher rate £11.35ph; apprentice rates: 1st year £69.16. 2nd year £103.36, 3rd year £149.72, 4th year £202.16; also allowances for travelling and lodging

Agreement % increase hours holidays

date number

Retail distribution

House of Fraser 2.5 35.5 23

1.4.00 6,000 2.5% on rates and 3% on paybill.

Other inland transport

Wirral Peninsular 3.6 38.0 24

1.4.00 1,500 second year of two-year deal: March RPI + 1%; taken over by Arriva in early March 2000; overtime at plain time, "nil breaks" but meal breaks paid, no paternity leave; no lay over time

Banking & finance

Standard Chartered Bank 35.0 21

1.4.00 1,000 pay is performance and market related; no scales.

Unity Bank 35.0 21

1.4.00 100 second year of two-year deal: performance matrix giving increases from 0-4.5% from a paybill pot of 3%; replacement of Xmas bonus and profit share by combined corporate and performance bonus rewards in November and May from May 2001; 4% Xmas bonus in 1999 underpinned by £500, 3.5% in 2000 as part of interim arrangements

Business services

Unisys Payment Services 3.0 35.0 21

1.4.00 na 3% on salaries, scales and allowances, other than large town allowance; guaranteed year end bonus of 1.5%; additional 'company day' holiday as agreed in 1999; increase in shift premia for staff working in Clydeside of 3%.

Public administration

Buckinghamshire County Council 2.8 37.0 20

1.4.00 6,500 2.8% applies to Bucks pay staff, staff on chief officer conditions and home carers; new hourly rate for home care employees is £5.05

Medical & other health services

NHS National (nurses) 3.4 37.5 25

1.4.00 483,500 3.4% increase on basic pay of all nurses, midwives, health visitors and PAMS; 7.8% increase for staff nurses at the maximum of their scale in Grade E; 2.4% increase in the London allowance; inner London now £2,280, outer London £1,623.

NHS National (PAMS) 3.4 36.5 25

1.4.00 40,000 3.4% on London allowance and standby/on-call allowances; pay recommendations also provided for one incremental point at top of senior 1 and chief/head/superintendent IV grade (incorporating two of the existing discretionary points) plus two extra discretionary increments; discussions on training and development

Personal services

Initial Textile Services 4.0 38.0 20

1.4.00 na two-stage deal: 4% in 1.4.00 with further 2% in November 2000; training rate (max 3 months).