Workplace Report July 2000

Features: Pay deals

Pay deals

Agreement % increase hours holidays

date number

Electricity, gas & forms of energy

Midlands Electricity (Supply) 2.5 37.0 25

1.4.00 6,000 2.5%, lump sum £100, pro-rata part-timers

National Power (eng/prof/tech) 2.8 37.0 26

1.4.00 1,300 second stage of two-year deal, January RPI

Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products

Rugby Cement 2.4 25

1.4.00 400

Chemical manufacture

Du Pont Fibres 3.3 37.5 20

1.6.00 550

Kemira Ince 2.5 37.5

1.5.00 480 0%-3% bonus based on co. performance

Knoll Pharmaceuticals (techs) 2.5 37.5 25

1.4.00 250 salary reference points increased by 2.5%

Sevalco 3.0 38.0 25

6.5.00 140

Mechanical engineering

Perkins Engines (Peterborough) 2.5 37.0 25

1.4.00 1,800 second stage of two-year deal January RPI plus 0.5%

Mitsui Babcock Energy (man) 3.5 37.0 25

1.4.00 275 second stage of two-year deal, potential 5% bonus payable in 2001

Cobble Tufting Machinery 3.0 37.0 25

26.4.00 180 3% across the board

Manufacture of motor vehicles & parts

Federal Mogul Sunderland 37.0 25

1.7.0 480 second stage of two-year deal, an increase of £7.00, single status

Manufacture of other transport equipment

Rolls Royce Bristol(tech staff) 2.5 37.0 25

1.4.00 2,000

Smiths Industries (Newmark) 3.5 36.3 25

1.4.00 100

Food, drink & tobacco manufacturing

Imperial Tobacco 3.5 35.0 22

1.5.00 3,000 3.5% across the board

Kelloggs (craft) 2.5 38.7 25

1.4.00 200

Tetley GB 3.5 40.0 25

27.6.00 130 second stage of three-year deal, April RPI plus 0.5%; same formula in third year

Coca Cola Schweppes (Distribution) 3.1 25

1.4.00 na RPI plus 0.5%, yearly bonus (maximum £1,810)increased by RPI in 2000 and 2001

Footwear & clothing

Gossard (Leighton Buzzard) 2.0 39.0 25

1.6.00 130 2% across all rates of pay and allowances

Processing of rubber & plastics

Alida Packaging 1.0 40.0

1.4.00 150 second stage of two-year deal: 1% from 1.4.00 and further 1% from 1.10.00

Construction

Local Authority (Craft) 3.0 37.0 21

1.4.00 41,000

Retail distribution

ASDA Stores 3.0 38.0 22

1.4.00 65,000 3% and introduction of bonus scheme (further 3% or up to £250)

Agreement % increase hours holidays

date number

Retail (continued)

Shoefayre 3.0 38.0

1.4.00 na wage rates up 2.97% after adjusting for the abolition of profit-related pay

Grattan Warehouses 1.8 35.0 21

26.6.00 3,250

Railways

Railtrack 5.0 37.0 21

1.4.00 8,300 3% on salaries plus 2% for productivity, working week cut to 36 hours by 2002, maternity pay: nine weeks full, nine half

EWS/EWSI 2.5 33

1.4.00 2,290 second stage of two-year deal, Jan RPI + 0.5%

Great Western Trains (drivers) 3.4 37.0 30

1.4.00 250

Other inland transport

Stagecoach (Devon) 2.6 41.0 25

1.5.00 645 second stage of three-year deal, March RPI

Eastern National (drivers) 4.0 39.0 25

1.4.00 450 hourly rates increased by 4% inclusive of remaining PRP compensation

First Calderline 38.0

1.5.00 320 second stage of two-year deal, 5p increase on PRP, working hours cut from 39 to 38

Stagecoach Bluebird 4.0 39.0 25

1.5.00 300 third stage of three three-year deal

Cambus Cambridge (Stagecoach) 4.0 39.0 25

1.6.00 180 final stage of 33-month deal, Jan RPI + 2%

Stagecoach Viscount 3.8 39.0 25

1.6.00 160 final stage of three-year deal, December 1999 RPI plus 2% compensation for PRP

Stagecoach (Grimsby) 3.5 40.0 20

1.6.00 150 fourth stage of deal, April RPI plus 0.5%

Stagecoach (Hants/Surrey) 2.6 39.0 25

1.5.00 150 final stage of two-year, March RPI

Arriva MTL 3.6 38.0

1.4.00 120 second stage of 2 year deal, RPI plus 1%

Eastbourne Buses 3.5 39.0 26

2.4.00 100 3.5% on basic, consolidation of weekday and weekend rates in new rate of £6.36ph

Stagecoach Perth 4.0 39.0 25

1.5.00 90 second stage of two-year deal

Coastline (Portsmouth) 3.6 39.0 25

2.5.00 90 final stage of 33 month deal, March RPI plus 1% in recognition of changes to PRP

Post services & telecommunications

BT (MPG) 2.6 37.0 24

1.6.00 23,000 £18.2m increase in pay bill, all in grade MPG2 (except those on graduate programme) paid at least £20,000

Royal Mail Letters(supervisors/man) 2.3 37.0 23

1.4.00 10,000 2.3% on basic salaries, 2% on allowances and overtime rates

Public administration

Prison Service (Officers) 3.8 39.0 25

1.4.00 27,400 second stage of deal, paid maternity leave increased to 18 weeks

Magistrates Courts Staff 3.0

1.4.00 6,000 3% on salary scales and allowances and London, consolidation of £100 lump sum payment for those on £10,740 or below

Other services

Shepherds Bush Housing Assoc 3.0 35.0 25

1.4.00 100