RATES OF PAY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2024 – CT4N

Our Ref: B/0001/CT4N

 

9^th April 2024

 

REMINDER TO VOTE – REFERENDUM CLOSES AT 10:00AM THURSDAY 11^TH APRIL 2024

 

Dear RMT Member,

 

RATES OF PAY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2024 – CT4N

 

Further to my previous correspondence, the e-referendum is open for members to vote until 10:00am on Thursday 11^th April 2024, and I urge you to cast your vote to have your say on the offer. As a reminder, the offer is:

 

1. CT4N PCV drivers presently earning £12.25 and working 1 in 2 Saturdays

 

The guaranteed week would reduce from 42.5 hrs to an average of 40 hrs. Weeks would vary between 38 and 42 hours achieving a 40-hour average over a 13-week period. In allowing that 4-hour flexibility, the schedules team and TU reps will work closely to design rotas that achieve the best possible work/life balance through avoiding the need to balance weeks (and hence different daily start times). It may be that individual TU rota reps take responsibility for rota construction given their superior knowledge of members wishes and may wish to suggest alternative scheduling parameters.

 

Duties will vary in length between 7 hours and 10 hours with no changes to other existing scheduling parameters i.e a 30 minute unpaid break. A maximum of 10% of duties would be cut as splits to allow efficient coverage of school and other peak only services. Such split duties would have a suggested maximum of four hours unpaid time unless agreed otherwise.

 

The hourly rate would move to £13.50 giving an actual percentage increase of 10.2% and a gross ‘take home’ increase of 4% in line with current CPI.

 

2. PCV Drivers working one in three Saturdays

 

Scheduling parameters would change as above. The hourly rate would move by 10.2% to £12.85 and a gross take home increase of 4% would similarly apply. 

 

3. PCV Minibus Drivers working 1 in 2 Saturdays/Sundays

 

The guaranteed week would remain unaltered at 42.5hrs with the hourly rate becoming £12.74. Gross take home pay therefore is the same as a CT4N PCV Driver.

 

4. Medilink TUPE drivers who receive sick pay

 

Scheduling parameters would change as above. The hourly rate would move by 10.2% to £13.15 and a gross take home increase of 4% would similarly apply.

 

5. Easylink Drivers

 

No changes would be made to contractual content. The hourly rate would move above the Real Living Wage of £12.00 to £12.33 - an increase of 8.8%. Flexibility of duty times across the working day of the Easylink contract would be expected.

 

6. Lead Drivers

 

The guaranteed week would remain unaltered at 42.5hrs. The hourly rate moves from £13.20 to £14.50, retaining the differential with CT4N PCV drivers.

 

7. Team Leaders

 

The guaranteed week would remain unchanged at 40hrs. The annual salary moves from £29,427 to £30,604.

 

8. Support Staff

 

The current rate of £11.13 would move to the Real Living Wage of £12.00, an increase of 7.8%.

 

The union’s National Executive Committee has considered the views of your Lead Officer and recommends that you vote ‘YES’ to accept the offer.

 

You will have received an email from RMT referenda, and it will contain your voting link and instructions on how to cast it. If you have not received this, please check your junk/spam folders before either emailing referenda@rmt.org.uk or ringing the helpline on 0800 376 3706.

 

VOTE ‘YES’ TO ACCEPT THE OFFER

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Michael Lynch

General Secretary