Pay deals

Agreement % increase hours holidays

date number

Extraction of minerals

Lafarge Plasterboard see comment 39.0 24

4.9.00 100 Reduction in working week with a corresponding increase in hourly rates from 01.04.00 followed by an average increase of 2.66% on hourly rates from 04.09.00 to 31.12.00.

Chemical

Rhone-Poulenc Norwich (manual) see comment 37.5 25

1.9.00 248 All pay grades based on a 37.5 hour working week, except for chemical process operator 3(CPO3) where the pay scales are based on a 42 hour week with a £2,630 overtime supplement. Special group money £2.18 per day.

Electrical & electronic engineering

Siemens Traffic Controls 3.0 37.5 25

1.10.00 700 3% increase on salaries. Retirement policy and procedures, guidelines on bereavement leave & holiday entitlement guide still need to be discussed.

Manufacture of other transport equipment

Messier Dowty (staff) see comment 37.0 25

1.10.00 380 four stage agreement with 4% increase payable on 1 June 2000, 0.5% available for merit in October. 2001 rates increase on 1 June 2001 by April RPI plus 1% or 3.5% whichever is greater. An additional 0.5% available for merit from 1.10.2001.

Textile manufacturing

Todd & Duncan 3.0 40.0 22

1.10.00 200 3% increase across the board.

Construction

Heating & Ventilating JIC 5.0 38.0 23

2.10.00 30,000 First stage of a three year deal: 5% on hourly wage rates; increase in daily allowance. Corresponding increase in responsibility allowance to crafts workers. Differential increase paid to senior grades. Lodging allowance increased.

Other inland transport

Stagecoach (Cumberland) 4.5 39.0 25

1.11.00 180 Final stage of a 3-year deal

Stagecoach Ribble see comment 39.0 20

15.8.00 150 A staged agreement from January 2000 provides for an increase of 3.2% from 1.1.01, RPI +0.5% from 1.1.02. Fifth weeks' holiday for drivers with 5 years service, capping of split duties to 12.5 hours max with 4.5 hours split.

Stagecoach (Hartlepool) 4.0 39.0 26

1.11.00 135 Final stage of a 6 stage agreement with a 4% increase. Pay structure includes £2.65 daily attendance bonus; profit-related pay being wound up; craft shifts early and late plus permanent nights.

Post services & telecommunications

PO (subscription services) 42.0 23

1.9.00 1,080 Annual leave 5years+ 24.5 days; 10 years service 25.5 days; 15 years service 27.5 days. Maternity leave 18 weeks; paternity leave 1 week. Inner London allowance £2,462; Outer London £1,348.

Agreement % increase hours holidays

date number

Public administration

Police 3.0 40.0 21

1.9.00 140,000 3% on pay scales. Progress up the pay structure depends on satisfactory annual appraisal. From above sergeant point 5 and constables point 14 officers appraised as "outstanding" earn a one-off non-pensionable payment of £885(sergeant); £765(constable); to retain this they must "continue to deliver outstanding performance"

Fire Service (firefighters) 3.0 42.0 28

7.11.00 54,000 Increase of 3 per cent for all ranks effective from 7 November 2000.

Child Support Agency 2.5

1.8.00 9,000 Overall package worth 4.5%. Introduction of fixed pay points in each scale. Satisfactory performers will get at least 3.3%. No Performance Related Pay in this year's settlement. Increase in minimum of AA Band to £9,000 pa. Paid paternity leave increased from 7 to 10 days. A reduction to 14 years service for 30 days annual leave.

National Assembly for Wales 10.0 37.0 25

1.8.00 3,000 5.1% on paybill, across the board. 3.4% for "adequate"(A,B,C or D under "box" system) + 0.7% performance related "Equity share". Underpinning of £400pa increase. Scale minima increased by 10%, no increase on maxima, but protection for those at top of grades. Annual leave 25 days, 30 days after 10 years (all grades). Maternity leave 18 weeks, adoptive leave 40 days paid leave.

Ombudsman (Health) 6.1 27

1.8.00 220 Increase on lowest basic of 6.08%. Minima of all other paybands increased by 2% with the exception of band A which is increased by 4%. Increases are based on performance related "equity shares". Hours for staff working in Cardiff & Edinburgh reduced from 37 to 36 hours.

Education

Liverpool Community College 3.3 35.0 50

1.8.00 765 3.3% increase from 1.8.00 plus catch-up payments to take all staff to point 14 £23,610, over 5 years. Further catch up payments, 5.6% for first stage to be implemented 1.4.01.

Stoke on Trent College 2.0 37.0 37

1.8.00 724 2% on pay scales with a provisional further 1.3% from January 2001. Grades 2, 3,4 and 5 have bar points. Existing provisions include 10 days personal and professional development per year, 4 months notice of redundancy; 5 days paid paternity leave; sick leave builds up to 100 days full pay and 100 days half pay by 4th year; 5 days paid adoption leave

NESCOT 3.5 37.0 44

1.8.00 495 3.5% increase on pay scales. Salaries are inclusive of local allowances. Agreement includes rates for sessional staff bands 1-5; hourly rates include holiday allowance. 5 days paid paternity leave. Maternity pay 16 weeks full pay plus two weeks SMP after 1 year (40 weeks leave)

Blackburn College 3.5 37.0 35

1.8.00 400

Agreement % increase hours holidays

date number

Education (continued)

Nelson & Colne College 3.3 35.0 42

1.8.00 350 maternity leave: if returning, 4 weeks full maternity pay, then 2 weeks on half pay, then 12 weeks on half pay (1 year's service); up to 10 days leave (discretionary) for family emergencies; 5 days paid paternity leave.

Medway Adult & Community Learning 3.0 37.0 35

1.9.00 336 3% increase implemented 1.9.00. Provision for 5 days paid paternity leave (available to 'nominated carer'); maternity pay after 1 year 4 weeks at 100%, 2 weeks at 90%, 12 weeks at 50%; parental leave (13 weeks unpaid) max 4 weeks per year, 1 week blocks; 5 days paid compassionate leave

Yorkshire Coast College 2.5 37.0 35

1.8.00 200 Have received 2.5% in August against National agreement of 3.3%, awaiting 0.8% at discretion of principal. Progression is subject to annual review.

Harrogate College 3.0 37.0 37

1.9.00 92 3% interim award

Telford College of Arts & Tec 3.5 37.0 40

1.9.00 15 automatic incremental progression. Existing provision for 2 days paid paternity leave; sliding scale of sick pay max of 100 days full pay and 100 days half pay after 4 years

Medical & other health services

Medical Research Council 4.0 36.0

1.8.00 3,000 2.2% pay increase on basic salary. Performance progression payments for bands 7,6,5,4,3 and band 2 up to the discretionary level (£32,200). G rated staff a further 1.6%, E rated staff a further 2.6%. Underpinning minimum of £500 for G rated staff and £550 for E rated staff. The maxima for grade 1 (highest grade) has been removed. Weekend and public holiday allowances for animal technicians increased to £41.00 band 6 and below and £50.00 band 5 and above.

Other services

ACAS 3.9 25

1.8.00 596 Staff received average pay rises of 3.9%. Rises calculated as cash sums equal to 3.3% of grade maxima and were worth between £380 and £1,723 depending on grade. Bonuses equivalent to 0.5% of average basic salaries (non-consolidated & non-pensionable) were due. London allowance increased to £3,800 at upper level and £3,325 (other grades). Paid paternity leave increased to 10 days. Maternity leave increased to 18 weeks. Paid adoption leave increased to 40 days.

Personal services

Initial Textile Services 6.0 38.0 20

1.11.00 na Final stage of a 2 stage agreement