Pay deals

Each month in Pay News Bargaining Report looks at the latest pay deals and recent surveys on pay and related issues. Brief details on a wide range of the latest pay deals are listed on page 5. Below we look in more detail at features of some other recent settlements

Agreement % increase hours holidays

date number

Forestry

Forestry Commission industrial 39.0 25

1.10.99 2,600 2.5%, half paid as £175 pensionable lump sum (reflecting the value of the offer for the period 1.10.99-31.3.00) paid to every industrial employee before Christmas. From April, current pay, plus bonuses and allowances for a 39-hour week due to become new 37-hour salary (if negotiations on single table bargaining ("unification") are completed. A "take-over" pay award equal to 2.75% over last year's pay (1.5% in respect of last year and 1.25% in respect of this year) to apply in April 2000.

Metal manufacturing

British Steel Strip Products 3.5 30

1.10.99 15,500 2.5% increase to all pay elements achieved through a 1% general increase and 1.5% consolidated from works quarterly lump sum bonus scheme. MEL increased by the 1.5% "headroom" in bonus schemes to be restored in 1999/00

Chemical manufacture

Courtaulds Aerospace 3.8 37.5 25

1.10.99 230 3.77 on basic salaries..

Enichem Elastomers 2.5 39.0

1.10.99 200 pay structure provides for 8 hour day-workers (operative average annual wage £15,247.40); 12-hour day shift (operative average annual wage £20,507.79); and 12- hour continuous shift (operative average annual wage £21,273.35).

Akzo Nobel Coatings (Darwen) 3.1 36.3 27

1.1.00 150 deal based on consolidation of £100 lump sum from 1999 then 2.25% increase from 1.1.00 (therefore 3.1% on lowest basic). Negotiated job evaluation scheme. Pre-retirement leave now applies from 60 (10 years' service and 12 months' notice); a calendar month's leave in first half of last year, then four-day week for three months, then three-day week for last 3 months. For anyone aged 59 pre-retirement leave starts with retirement at 60.

Chauvin Pharmaceuticals 5.0 36.3 25

1.1.00 75 5% on basic from 1 Jan 2000 plus £100 one-off payment. Next review December 2001 with payment from 1.1.02. Training and Development scheme continued. Limited number of shift work jobs to be introduced on voluntary basis.

Roche Products (Ayrshire) SATA 3.0 25

1.1.00 na 3% on all pay rates and associated allowances; sickness benefit entitlement increased to 8 months full pay and 16 weeks half pay. Pay structure includes Christmas allowance of one to two thousand pounds depending on grade

Electrical & electronic engineering

Reyrolle - The Bushing Co 4.5 37.0 25

1.1.00 116 18-month deal with three payment stages; 2.3% from July 1999; 2.3% from January 2000 and 1.3% from July 2000; shift holiday payment- paid at average rate of shift premium.

Manufacture of motor vehicles & parts

Rover Group 3.5 37.0 26

1.11.99 39,000 third year of three year deal: RPI plus 0.5%, or 3.5% whichever higher, in 1999; also provides for improved holiday entitlement and annual holiday bonuses; maximum maternity leave extended to 104 weeks and pay improved to 12 weeks at 100% of average earnings (plus six weeks at lower rate SMP

Agreement % increase hours holidays

date number

Manufacture of motor vehicles & parts continued

TRW Automotive Systems (man) 2.5 36.5 25

1.11.99 300 second year of two-year deal: inflation plus 1%; gift voucher of £20 per employee; improvement in service-related leave from February 1999; productivity bonus scheme (£24pw at target level for 1999 - £6 guaranteed)

Textile manufacturing

Todd & Duncan 2.5 40.0 22

1.10.99 160 first aid allowance of £170.75

Paper and paper products, printing & publishing

Fibreboard Packaging 2.8 37.5 25

6.9.99 4,500 MEL of £191.53 per week. Juvenile rates of £83.99 at 16 and £100.78 at 17.

Screen Printing & Display 2.6 37.5 25

1.1.00 600 2.6% on base rates. Discussions due on grade 4 which has fallen into disuse. Talks to be held on parental leave and sick pay.

Construction

Felt Roofing Contracting NJC 3.0 39.0 0

3.1.00 3,500 Fare allowances (pre-tax) from £2.15 for 0-2 miles up to £22.60 for over 35 miles; lodging allowances unchanged at £124.61 per week, £98.84 per week or £20.54 per week (all tax free).

Hotels & catering

Thistle Hotels 3.0 39.0 20

29.11.99 7,000

Railways

Anglia (drivers) 13.3 37.0 32

28.11.99 136 two-year deal: there was11% for drivers and 10.6% for depot drivers from May 1999 and a further 2.6% (2.1%) from November 1999; next increase in May 2001; 100% pensionable pay backdated to 1997; introduction of monthly pay (£75 for transfer); maximum daily driving 8 hours; max continuous driving 3" hours class 1 passenger, 4hrs class 2; max aggregate driving 460 miles per day; diagram length 5-10 hours; minimum rest interval 12 hours. (limits can be increased by 55% due to engineering work)

Other inland transport

RHA (West Midlands) 6.1 40.0 20

1.1.00 7,000 three-year deal from 1.1.98; agreement is for an enhanced hourly rate for the first 50 hours worked. Overnight subsistence allowance increased to £22.55 (£16.91 with sleeper cab).

RHA (East Midlands) 3.6 40.0 21

1.1.00 4,000 see opposite for details

Plymouth Citybus (maintenance) 3.0 39.0 25

1.10.99 71 3% plus a pension increase

Banking & finance

Northern Rock Building Society 4.6 35.0 20

1.1.00 2,770 £360 increase for all clerical staff from .1.00, £450 for all JM staff, £450 or 2.2% (whichever greater) for all other management grades.

Education

Hackney Community College 2.5 35.0 57

1.12.99 750 3% paid as 1.5% from September, 1% from December and final 0.5% from April 2000

Nelson & Colne College 3.0 35.0 42

1.9.99 350 imposed settlement