RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2024 – DARTLINE

Our Ref: B/0001/D

 

30^th August 2024

 

Dear RMT Member,

 

RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2024 – DARTLINE

 

Your RMT Lead Officer and Reps have held further talks with the Company and having considered a report from your Lead Officer, the National Executive Committee has taken the decision to conduct an e-referendum of affected members on the two offers below. The NEC is also recommending that you vote to ACCEPT OPTION ONE.

 

      Option One

 

      Year 1 – Effective 31^st March 2024

 

• The Dartline headline drivers’ hourly rate of £13.75 will increase to £14.30
• All other grades and covered by the collective agreement will increase by 4%
• The minimum increase to be applied to any hourly rate will be £0.55p
• The company wide minimum hourly rate will be £12.48
• Initial sick pay benefit scheme will be implemented (as soon as reasonably practicable)
• 80% of minimum guaranteed hours times two weeks
• 50% of minimum guaranteed hours times two weeks
• Access to Go Ahead pension scheme and scheme benefits will be implemented (as soon as reasonably practicable)
• Funded access to WPA NHS top up scheme at level 1 will be funded for all employees (as soon as reasonably practicable)

 

      Year 2 – Effective 30^th March 2025

 

• All rates will increase by CPI plus 1% or
• The Dartline headline drivers’ hourly rate of £14.30 will increase to £15.08
• All other grades covered by the collective agreement will increase by 5.45%
• The minimum increase to be applied to any hourly rate will be £0.78p 
• The company wide minimum hourly rate will be £13.16
• Sick pay benefit scheme will be expanded as follows:
• Less than 1 years’ service = 80% x two weeks and 50% x two weeks
• 1 to 5 years’ service = 80% x four weeks and 50% x four weeks
• More than five years’ service = 80% x twelve weeks and 50% x twelve weeks 

 

      Option Two – Effective 31^st March 2024

 

• The Dartline headline drivers’ hourly rate of £13.75 will increase to £14.35
• All other grades and covered by the collective agreement will increase by 4.36%
• The minimum increase to be applied to any hourly rate will be £0.60p
• The company wide minimum hourly rate will be £12.52
• Initial sick pay benefit scheme will be introduced as soon as reasonably practicable:
• Less than 1 years’ service = 80% x two weeks and 50% x two weeks
• 1 to 5 years’ service = 80% x four weeks and 50% x four weeks
• More than five years’ service = 80% x twelve weeks and 50% x twelve weeks

 

YOU MUST HAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS TO TAKE PART

  

The on-line referendum will close at 10:00 hours on Tuesday 10^th September 2024

 

Referendum Instructions

 

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 10:00 hours on Tuesday 10^th September 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 TO ACCEPT OPTION ONE

 

Yours sincerely

 

Michael Lynch

General Secretary