Rates of Pay and Conditions of Service 2024 – James Fisher (Crewing Services) Ltd

Our Ref: SH/0001/JF(CS)

12^th September 2024

 

Dear Colleagues 

 

Rates of Pay and Conditions of Service 2024 – James Fisher (Crewing Services) Ltd   

 

Negotiations have been held with James Fisher management to seek an increase in pay and improvement to members’ terms and conditions and the following offer has been tabled:

 

Pay

 

• Increase annual pay by 4.5% across all ranks back dated to 1^st April 2024.
• Retain the 1.5% seniority increments for years served with James Fisher, as documented in the CBA.

 

Extended Rota

 

• Increase to 1.5 x salary for any voyage length extending over 4 months.

 

Pension

 

• The company will continue with 7% employer pension contribution.

 

Lond Service Award

 

Seafarers celebrating a milestone anniversary will receive a personalised letter from the Divisional MD and a monetary award, via payroll, on the anniversary date*: 

 

• 10 years - £150
• 15 years - £200
• 20 years - £250 **
• 25 years - £500 **
• 30 years - £1000**

 

*Seafarers with more than 10 years’ service and falling in between these milestones will also receive the award. Example 16 years’ service will receive £200.

** Plus a framed photo of the ship with a plague recognising the service years.

 

Feeding rate

 

• Increase the food/victualling quality and seafarer wellbeing by initiating a catering trial utilising external industry catering expertise focussing on cooks training, menu building, healthy eating, ordering, supply, reporting, waste and environmental management.

 

Travel Mileage

 

• Increase from 35p to 45p per mile for first 10,000 miles and 25p thereafter, this in line with UK HMRC maximum.

 

Crew Welfare/Well-Being

 

• Increase the “onboard the crew welfare fund” allowance to £100 per month/ vessel.
• Enhance crew internet with Starlink, this is now live onboard Raleigh Fisher with excellent feedback from Master and Crew and being further roll out across the fleet.
• Continue to provide Benzene testing as standard part of external D&A testing.
• Continue to operate the safety challenge which offers £250 a month to the Seafarer with the best health and safety idea.
• Continue to operate the performance bonus (vetting bonus) of up to £1500 per vessel for a good performance during a vetting. This money is added to the crew onboard welfare fund. 
• Continue to partnership with the specialist crew welfare organisation, Seafarers can use this service to give ideas and feedback to the company as well as access to various programmes to improve their own wellbeing while onboard and ashore.

 

Your union’s National Executive Committee has noted a report received from your Lead Officer and taken the decision to conduct an electronic referendum of affected members.  

 

Additionally, the National Executive Committee is strongly recommending that you vote ‘YES’ to accept these proposals. The online referendum will close at 11am on Thursday 19^thSeptember 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 11:00 hours on Thursday 19^th September 2024.

 

You must have an email address to take part

 

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 ‘YES’ TO ACCEPT THE OFFER

 

Yours sincerely

 

Michael Lynch

General Secretary