RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2024 – OCS (ALSTOM AVANTI WEST COAST)

Our Ref: BR1/0001/OCS(AWC)

 

9 May 2024

 

 

Dear RMT Member

 

RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2024 – OCS (ALSTOM AVANTI WEST COAST)

 

The referendum of you and your colleagues over the company’s pay offer has concluded and the result is as follows:

 

Question: Do you accept the company’s offer?

Total votes cast                   131

Number voting YES            88

Number voting NO              42

Spoilt papers                        1

 

Your union’s National Executive Committee has noted this result and instructed me to advise the company of our acceptance.

 

To remind you, the company’s offer which has now been accepted and will be effective from 1^st April 2024 was as follows:

 

• A pay uplift to all employees of the Real and London Living Wage (i.e. £12 per hour for the Real Living Wage and £13.15 per hour for the London Living Wage).
• For those colleagues currently paid above the Real Living Wage (i.e. Team Leaders and Supervisors), they will receive on average a 5% uplift in pay. This is due to the sizeable differentials already place and to provide a degree harmonisation of pay across individuals performing the same roles at different locations (i.e. standard rates of pay for Team Leaders and Supervisors, noting the additional weightings for London centric positions)
• Sick Pay: Full Hourly Rate for two weeks for an accident at work reported as RIDDOR not covered by a Personal Injury Claim. Supporting Documentation must be provided upon request to approve payment
• Equalities Reps: RMT Reps that attend the relevant advisory committees will be granted time off with pay to attend and also the company want those reps to attend the companies own CHROMA meetings to attend those meetings as well

 

I would now expect the company to implement the new pay rates as soon as possible.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Michael Lynch

General Secretary