RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2024 – DARTLINE

Our Ref: B/0001/D

 

11^th September 2024

 

Dear RMT Member,

 

RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2024 – DARTLINE

 

The referendum has now concluded with members voting as follows:

 

Members Eligible to Vote…                   21

Total Votes Cast…                                17

Number Voting Option One…               17

Number Voting Option Two…               0

Number Rejecting Both…                     0

 

This matter has ben considered by the National Executive Committee, which has taken the decision to inform the Company of our acceptance of Option One. I have asked that the increase and backdated monies are paid at the earliest opportunity.

 

For your ease of reference, the accepted offer is as follows:

 

      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 

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

Michael Lynch

General Secretary