RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2024 – TRANSPORT FOR LONDON

Our Ref: TFL/0001

 

24^th July 2024

 

Dear RMT Member

 

RATES OF PAY & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE 2024 – TRANSPORT FOR LONDON

 

In line with Union policy, a claim was submitted to TfL for a substantial increase in rates of pay and improvements to conditions of service. Your Lead Officer and negotiating team have attended pay talks with TfL, which made an initial verbal offer of a 3% increase.  However, pay bands would remain frozen and any member whose pay rises above the top of their band would receive only a non-consolidated payment for any salary above the band. TfL also ruled out any reduction in the working week. The negotiating team unanimously found this offer to be unacceptable.

 

At a further meeting last week, TfL made a revised verbal offer of a 3.3% increase but the position regarding the freezing of bands and payment of non-consolidated sums to members whose salaries rise above TfL’s non-negotiated pay bands was unchanged.

 

TfL also gave a presentation outlining proposals on pay management and job families affecting all grades across TfL, LUL and RfLI. Notably, employees who are paid within a pay range who exceed the maximum of that range will receive the relevant portion of the award in excess of the maximum as a non-consolidated lump sum.

 

This matter has been considered by the National Executive Committee and I have now written to TfL in the strongest terms to demand that an improved offer is tabled at the next meeting scheduled for Tuesday 30^th July 2024. Any acceptable pay offer must be paid in full and as consolidated salary to every member in the collective bargaining unit. I have also advised TfL that a failure to make such an offer as set out above will lead to a dispute situation.

 

I will of course keep you advised of all further developments.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Michael Lynch

General Secretary