Circular No. 382/2018 TO: ALL BRANCHES & REPRESENTATIVES – DRS Fellow Members, DIRECT RAIL SERVICES – REVISED 2018 PAY OFFER
In their 10 July 2018 session, the Executive Committee gave consideration to reports from the Lead Officer and Company Council regarding the above.
Further to discussions, DRS has proposed a revised 2018 pay offer summarised below which the negotiating team felt able to recommend to the Executive Committee:
• The existing company bonus scheme will be replaced with a pro-rata (within recognised driving grades) payment which will be entered onto the pensionable salary before the 2018 percentage offer will be put onto the salary. The value of this pensionable payment equates to £1,717, which is around a 3.5% increase on the current salary.
• Year 1 (2018) = 5%
• Year 2 (2019) = 4% or RPI, whichever is the greater using February 2019 RPI figure.
• Year 3 (2020) = 4% or RPI, whichever is the greater using February 2020 RPI figure.
There are no strings attached to the percentile offer.
Therefore, the payment which will buy out the existing bonus scheme will be consolidated into the current salary, then the pay offer will be calculated upon this updated salary. The current company bonus scheme is variable and unpredictable and reliant on company performance.
If acceptable, an example of this offer for a fully qualified train driver whose salary is currently £48,923 will be increased to £50,640 immediately. Then, the Year 1 payment will make that salary £53,172. The Year 2 payment will then lift this salary to £55,299. And finally, the Year 3 salary will be increased to £57,511.
The Executive Committee adopted the following resolution: 733/482 Proposed Calfe, seconded Colombini “That the report be adopted and the General Secretary be instructed to advise the HR Director, DRS that the proposed 2018 Drivers Pay Offer is acceptable to ASLEF. All Branches and Reps, DRS be advised.”
Please bring the contents of this circular to the attention of your members.
Yours fraternally MICK WHELAN General Secretary
