Hounslow parking officers win £4,000 rise

Parking enforcement officers across Hounslow, employed by Serco and members of the Unite union, have ensured their pay will rise from £24,420.50 to £28,730 by November 2023. The win came after the union began indefinite strike action after two weeks of strikes in January and a further month of actions from 6 February until 5 March.

The workforce has voted to accept the 18-month pay deal worth almost 18%. The union negotiated an additional 8% backdated to April 2022 (on top of 1.7% already awarded), followed by a further 7% uplift from April 2023 and a further minimum 2% uplift from October 2023.

Unite acting national officer, Clare Keogh said: “The workers were not prepared to give up. Their determination has paid off.

“This is a lesson to other outsourced employers up and down the country.”