Rates of Pay and Conditions of Service 2024 – Stagecoach South Andover (Drivers)

Our Ref: B/0001/SSA(D)

 

16^th July 2024

 

REMINDER TO VOTE – REFERENDUM CLOSES AT 10:00AM THURSDAY 18^TH JULY 2024

 

Dear RMT Member,

 

Rates of Pay and Conditions of Service 2024 – Stagecoach South Andover (Drivers)

 

Further to my previous correspondence, the e-referendum is open for members to vote until 10:00am on Thursday 18^th July 2024, and I urge you to cast your vote to have your say on the offer. As a reminder, the offer is:

 

Job Title	Current Rate (£.p)	Proposed Rate 21stJanuary 2024	Proposed Rate 15th September 2024
Over 24 months Driver (Contract A)	£13.00	£13.39	£13.86
0-6 months Driver (Contract B)	£11.85	£12.21	£12.63
6-12 months Driver (Contract B)	£12.54	£12.92	£13.37
12-24 months Driver (Contract B)	£13.52	£13.93	£14.41
Over 24 months Driver (Contract B)	£13.70	£14.09	£14.56
Leading Driver > 2 Years (Contract A)	£13.72	£14.13	£14.63
Leading Driver > 2 Years (Contract B)	£14.63	£15.07	£15.60

 

From 26th January 2025, a minimum rate increase of 2.5% will be applied. If RPI is 3.51% or greater, then Stagecoach will pay whatever RPI is for the month of January 2025 (usually known in March 2025). If RPI is 3.5% or less then the Company will pay 2.5%. 

 

The rates with the minimum 2.5% increase would be as follows:

 

Job Title	Proposed Rate 26th January 2025
Over 24 months Driver (Contract A)	£14.21
0-6 months Driver (Contract B)	£12.95
6-12 months Driver (Contract B)	£13.70
12-24 months Driver (Contract B)	£14.77
Over 24 months Driver (Contract B)	£14.92
Leading Driver > 2 Years (Contract A)	£14.99
Leading Driver > 2 Years (Contract B)	£15.99

 

In addition to the above, the following enhancements would apply from 15th September 2024: 

 

• All hours worked on a Sunday would attract a further enhancement of 30p, therefore totalling 80p per hour enhancement on a Sunday

 

Finally, the banding for Contract B would reduce, so that “12-24 months Driver [Contract B]” would become “12-18 months Driver [Contract B]” and “over 24 months Driver [Contract B]” would become “over 18 months Driver [Contract B].” 

 

The next pay anniversary would be Sunday 25th January 2026.

 

You will have received an email from RMT referenda, and it will contain your voting link and instructions on how to cast it. If you have not received this, please check your junk/spam folders before either emailing referenda@rmt.org.uk or ringing the helpline on 0800 376 3706.

 

VOTE ‘YES’ TO ACCEPT THE OFFER

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Michael Lynch

General Secretary