Two-year deal at Nissan

A new two-year pay deal effective from 1 January provided for increases of 3.5% or 4%, depending on staff group. This will be followed by 3% or the inflation rate plus 0.5% (whichever greater) in January 2002.

The 4% rise for 2001 applied to manufacturing staff and technicians (including team leaders), admin officers and assistants, technical officers and trainee technicians. The 3.5% rise applied to supervisors, controllers, engineers and trainees.

Holiday entitlement increased by one day to 26 days, which rises to 27 after five years' service, 28 after 10 years and 29 days after 15 years.

The deal included the introduction of a new employee vehicle purchase scheme through which employees can purchase Nissan vehicles at discounted prices.

A company proposal to introduce banked hours, a system of working time flexibility, was taken out of the pay negotiations, with the intention that this would become the subject of a separate ballot. Negotiations on this issue are not yet completed.