Our Ref: BR2/0001/M(GG)
23rd October 2024
Dear Colleagues
Rates of Pay and Conditions of Service 2024 – Merseyrail (General Grades)
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 566
Voting ‘Yes’ 444
Voting ‘No’ 122
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 offer of 6.5%, plus a fixed increase of £2,200 for those earning on or less than £26,000 as at the anniversary date of 7th April 2024.
- This pay offer is effective from Sunday 7th April 2024 and takes effect until 24th January 2026.
- The subsequent pay anniversary for General Grades now takes effect fourth Sunday of January for each year thereafter, with the previous November RPI rate as the reference point.
- For Train Managers only – pensionable pay will increase from 80% to 100%, taking effect from the next contribution rates change, scheduled to be on or around 1st July 2025.
- Sunday enhancement will be introduced to pay time and a fifth (120%) from 1stNovember 2024 across the grade. For the grade, this now becomes contractual.
- For those roles where Sunday is part of their existing working week (ie part-time On Board Cleaners and Part-time Station Staff), as a one off for this year’s pay offer, the equivalent Sunday enhancement will be additionally paid onto their base pay and will be the new base rate for these equivalent roles going forward.
- No changes to any other terms and conditions are proposed.
Yours sincerely
Michael Lynch
General Secretary
Unity House
Tel: 020 7387 4771
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