Rates of Pay and Conditions of Service 2024 – Port of Dover Cargo Ltd

Our Ref: SH/0001/PODCL

10th April 2024

 

Dear Colleagues  

 

Rates of Pay and Conditions of Service 2024 – Port of Dover Cargo Ltd 

 

Referring to previous correspondence, the e-referendum has now concluded and the result is as follows:

 

Question: Are you prepared to accept the company’s offer?

 

Votes Cast     17                                                                                         

Voting ‘Yes’    11                                                                                                    

Voting ‘No’     6

                                                                                                                   

Noting the result, the National Executive Committee has instructed me to inform the company of our acceptance of the offer. This instruction has been carried out and I have requested that the increase and any back monies are paid at the earliest opportunity. For ease of reference, the accepted pay offer is as follows: 

 

 

Current Hourly Rate

% Increase

2024 Hourly Rate

Overtime Rate 1.5 (on new 2024 hourly rate)

Tier 1

£10.90

5

£11.44

£17.16

Tier 1 Quayside

£11.79

4.6

£12.33

£18.50

Tier 2

£12.60

4.3

£13.15

£19.73

Tier 3

£13.78

3.9

£14.32

£21.48

 

In addition, employer’s pension contributions will be increased by 1%, if this is matched by the employee. This would change from 5% employee contribution and 3% employer contribution to a matched contribution of 6% employee contribution and 4% employer contribution. The company will also include suicide within its life assurance policies. The offer is effective from 1stJanuary 2024.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Michael Lynch

General Secretary