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

Our Ref: SH/0001/JF(CS)

20^th September 2024

 

Dear Colleagues 

 

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

 

Referring to previous correspondence, the referendum has now concluded and I can report that members have voted to accept the company's offer. 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:

 

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.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Michael Lynch

General Secretary