Rates of Pay and Conditions of Service 2023 – Freightliner Heavy Haul

Our Ref: BR3/0001/FHH

5^th June 2024

 

Dear Colleagues 

 

Rates of Pay and Conditions of Service 2023 – Freightliner Heavy Haul 

 

In line with union policy, a claim was submitted to the company in September 2023 for the 1^stOctober 2023 anniversary date and since then, protracted negotiations have taken place. The offer which has now been received is as follows:

 

A two year pay deal, consisting of the following: 

 

Year One

 

Mobile Groundstaff Only

 

• An increase of 3.0% to basic pay and applicable allowances and backdated from 1^stOctober 2023 to 30^th September 2024. Application of this increase is linked to acceptance of the business performance items referred to at section 3 below. 

 

All Other Grades (Static Groundstaff, Control, Clerical and Supervisory Grades)

 

• An increase of 1.5% to basic pay and applicable allowances, backdated and effective from 1^st October 2023 to 30^th April 2024
• A further increase of 1.5% to basic rates and applicable allowances backdated and effective from 1^st May 2024 to 30^th September 2024

 

Year Two

 

• All Grades - An increase of 3.0% to basic pay and applicable allowances, effective from 1^st October 2024 to 30^th September 2025

 

The offer and implementation are dependent on acceptance of the following elements: 

 

• Mobile Groundstaff Only – Introduction of seven starred rest days per annum, effective from 1^st July 2024. These are not in addition to the current minimum 104 rest days per annum and will be rostered at management discretion with the period of notice being 1700hrs on the day of roster release in the preceding week
• Briefings (Mobile Groundstaff only) - shifts will include time within diagrams to be allocated for staff briefing activities (excluding safety briefings), where there is the possibility to do so. Briefing activities will take place at a suitable location, and via use of all appropriate devices (to include paper, iPad, laptops, etc)
• Boulby TUPE – affected employees will be transferred to Heavy Haul Terms and Conditions, and with associated back pay, effective from 1^st October 2023 to 30^thSeptember 2024

 

Consequently, the union’s National Executive Committee has instructed me to hold an e-referendum of you and your colleagues so that you can have your say. Additionally, the National Executive Committee is recommending that you vote ‘NO’ to reject this offer. 

 

The union’s negotiating team has produced a newsletter outlining the reasons why members should vote to reject this offer. The newsletter can be accessed HERE.

 

The on-line referendum will close at 10:00 hours on Thursday 13^th June 2024.

 

Referendum instructions: you must have an email address to take part

 

Members will shortly receive an email from 'RMT Referenda' which will allow you to register your vote. Please follow the instructions and make sure you complete this by no later than 10am on Thursday 13^th June 2024.

 

If you know of any member who has not received this email or if you are having any difficulties voting, please contact referenda@rmt.org.uk or the RMT Helpline on 0800 376 3706. If you do not receive your vote immediately, please check your junk/spam folders before contacting us for a replacement. 

 

VOTE ‘NO’ TO REJECT THE OFFER

 

Yours sincerely

 

Michael Lynch

General Secretary