Our Ref: SH/0001/HT
28th February 2024
Dear Colleagues
Rates of Pay and Conditions of Service 2024 – Hovertravel
The union’s negotiating team has attended meetings with the company and at the conclusion of these talks the following offer has been tabled:
| Level |
Current |
Proposed |
% Increase |
Old Differential |
New Differential |
| HSA |
10.42 |
11.50 |
10.4% |
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| HHA - grade 1 |
10.62 |
11.70 |
10.2% |
0.20 |
0.20 |
| HHA - grade 2 |
10.82 |
12.00 |
10.9% |
0.20 |
0.30 |
| TL |
12.88 |
13.52 |
5.0% |
2.06 |
1.62 |
| DM |
14.94 |
15.69 |
5.0% |
2.06 |
2.16 |
| Engineers |
36,600 |
38,430 |
5.0% |
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| Masters - Grade 1 |
46,000 |
48,300 |
5.0% |
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| Masters - Grade 2 |
51,000 |
53,550 |
5.0% |
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| SMT/Admin/Finance |
5.0% |
Additionally, the company are proposing that they cease operations on New Year’s Day and it is treated in the same way as the Christmas and Boxing Day arrangements.
Following a workplace consultation, the union’s 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 is paid at the earliest opportunity.
Yours sincerely
Michael Lynch
General Secretary
Unity House
Tel: 020 7387 4771
Email: