Workplace Report January 2001

Features: Pay deals in brief

Pay deals in brief

Agreement % increase hours holidays

date number

Agriculture & horticulture

Agriculture (Scotland) 2.0 39.0 25

1.1.01 20,000 2% on minimum rates; dog allowance up by 2% to £3.42 per week (max. 4 dogs)

Water supply

Welsh Water (Hyder Utilities) 1.4 37.0 21

1.9.00 3,500 increase paid when WPD took control of company. Hyder Group being broken up. Continuation of no compulsory redundancy policy for permanent staff

East of Scotland Water 3.0 37.0 33

1.1.01 2,600 second stage of a 20-month deal.

Yorkshire Water Services(core) 3.0 37.0 25

1.10.00 2,100 2.5% from 1.4.00 with further 0.5% from 1.10.00; all staff to be paid a £150 lump sum consolidated; exploring flexibility

Metal manufacturing

Alcan (Lynemouth) 2.23

1.1.01 451 second year of a three-year deal, average increase of 1.79%; third stage in January 2002 - 2.18% on lowest basic, with an average increase of 1.76%

Chemical manufacture

Akzo Nobel Chemicals 3.2 36.5 27

1.1.01 50 second year of a two-year deal, November inflation rate (3.2%), as more than 3%.

Manufacture of metal goods

Continental Can (Wrexham) 3.2 39.0 25

1.1.01 160 second year of a two-year deal - November 2000 RPI. Improvement in pensions for those made redundant (including voluntary). Full pension at 55.

Mechanical engineering

Torrington (Darlington) 3.0 37.0 26

1.9.00 150 3% on day shift.

Electrical & electronic engineering

Siemens Power Generation 3.5 37.0 25

1.10.00 1,000

Hoover (Merthyr Tydfil) 1.7 39.0

1.1.01 740 Final stage of a 2 year agreement with a 1.7% increase to basic rates. Bonus maximum payment increased by £3 per week. This follows first stage increase of 1.97% plus the bonus ceiling was increased from £21.76 to £30.76.

Food, drink & tobacco manufacturing

HP Bulmer (Hereford) 3.3 35.0 26

1.10.00 450 Pay increase of 3.3% across the board or for those employees whose basic rate is below £7.77ph a flat rate increase of £8.17pw (£425pa).

Belhaven Brewery 3.3 40.0 31

1.9.00 60 3.3% on basic rates from 01/09/00. Lunch allowance to £2.20p day; call-out allowance to £7.92; shift allowance to £1.36ph day shift + £1.85ph night shift. One-off payment for employees completing 25 years service increased to £300.

Paper & paper products, printing & publishing

Fibreboard Packaging 3.0 37.5 25

4.9.0 4,500 Increase of 3%. Juvenile rates of £103.80 per week age 17+; £86.51 per week age 16. MEL for adults £197.58 per week.

Agreement % increase hours holidays

date number

Processing of rubber & plastics

BTR Sealing Systems (Coalville) 3.0 39.0 23

1.1.01 600 second stage of two-year deal - 3% follows 3% increase in January 2000.

Retail distribution

TJ Hughes 0.8 38.0

1.10.00 na final stage of a two stage deal with 3% in April 2000 and a further 0.8% in October 2000. Compensation package agreed for part-timers affected by Sunday working. Starting point of negotiations for 2001 to be RPI at 31.01.01. Bank holiday working to be paid at double time.

Hotel & catering

Thistle Hotels 3.0 39.0 20

29.11.00 6,000 3% increase (London Hotels only).

Railways

Silverlink Train Services 6.8 37.0 24

1.9.00 230 two year deal with an increase of 5.77% on 1.4.00 and a further 1.01% on 1.9.00.This applied to drivers, instructors and standby drivers. A further 4% increase is payable from 1.4.01. Trainee rates frozen until 1.4.01. Sunday rate applied to Saturday working. 2 days extra paid paternity leave.

Other inland transport

Stagecoach Scotland (Fife) 4.1 39.0 25

1.11.00 550 first stage of a 30-month deal; from November 2001 RPI + 0.5% (with 3.5% minimum), payable for 11 months; from September 2002 for seven months 2.9% increase.

First Lowland Borders 3.0 38.0 25

4.12.00 180 3% applies to platform, non-skilled garage staff and clerical workers. A lump sum payment of £160.00 paid instead of back pay. Tour rate: £46.29 per day; holiday pay £47.50 per day (weekly £237.50); sick pay £35.89 per day (weekly £179.45).

Stagecoach (Hartlepool) 4.0 39.0

1.11.00 135 final stage of a six-stage deal; pay structure includes £2.65 daily attendance bonus; profit-related pay being wound up

Exel Tankfreight (Zenith Milk) 1.2 50.0 25

1.12.00 25 1.2% in December, inflation plus 1% in April; attendance bonus of £200 reduced by £25 on each occasion of sickness; two guaranteed working rest days per year; profit-related pay; overtime premium £7.96 per hour

Air transport

British Airways (clerical) 3.2 37.5 21

1.1.01 9,990 second year of two-year deal, 3.2% (November RPI). Continuation of holiday pay supplement payable in November 2000 and 2001

Education

Rodbaston College 3.0 37.0 37

1.9.00 60

Kent Adult Education Service 3.0 37.0 35

1.9.00 na

Recreational services

London Theatres 3.1 40.0 20

20.11.0 1,000 20.12.0