Rates of Pay and Conditions of Service 2024 – Orkney Ferries

Our Ref: SH/0001/OF

13^th August 2024

 

Dear Colleagues 

 

Rates of Pay and Conditions of Service 2024 – Orkney Ferries 

 

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     22                                                                                                         

Voting ‘Yes’    19                                                                                                           

Voting ‘No’     3                            

 

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: 

 

• A flat rate increase for all sea-going staff of 4.5%
• The current daily payment for attending training courses to be increases to two for one.
• Support paid relief only should an employee be elected to a committee
• A commitment to revisit triple time for sickness and refit cover by the end of October 2024, the new 4 week leave rota’s will have been in place for 6 months at this point. The following issues will be looked at when recall is revisited:

 

• Fatigue Management: most importantly the company need to ensure that staff are getting the required time off, therefore, the company will look at the number of staff they have taken on from 1^st April 2024 and whether this is allowing staff to take time off
• The recall budget is set at £400K for financial year 24/25. After the 6 month period the company will look at actual costs and forecast for the remaining 6 months based on actuals and estimated recall cover for the remainder for the financial year to determine if the company is over/under budget and whether they are in a position to offer triple time for sickness and refit.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Michael Lynch

General Secretary