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Circular No. NP/002/16

TO: ALL BRANCHES, REGIONAL COUNCILS, REGIONAL OFFICES, COUNCIL OF EXECUTIVES & HO OFFICERS 5th January 2016 Dear Members,

RMT PAY BULLETIN: December 2015 Inflation rates

The Retail Prices Index (RPI) stood at 1.1% for the year to November 2015, up 0.4% on the figure for the year to October 2015. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose to 0.1% for the year to November 2015, up 0.2% on the figure for the year to October 2015.

Recent RMT Settlements

Company Award Effective From

Cleaning & Catering

Interserve (DLR Contract)

8% (75p per hour) pay increase for Security and Cleaning Supervisory Grades, bringing them in line with the increase secured by the union for cleaning grades earlier in the year.

To be advised

London Transport and other Metro

Alstom Metro Trains

2% pay increase £50 increase to travel costs

1 Apr 2015

Serco Santander Bikes

2.25% on basic pay 1 Apr 2015

STM (London Overground Contract)

2.2% on basic pay To be advised

Shipping & Offshore

COTA (Offshore Catering)

0.5% increase (total) on three contractual payments (Offshore Delay; Training for Emergency Duties; and Shetland Payment)

1 Sept 2015

Isle of Man 2.4% increase on basic pay 1 Jan 2016

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Steam Packet

Recent non-RMT settlements

Company

(Sector)

Award Effective

From

Isle of Man

Steam Packet

(Officers)

2.4% increase on basic pay 1 Jan 2016

Ford (Hourly

Paid)

(Manufacturing)

2 year deal:

3% increase on basic pay

RPI +0.5% or 2% whichever is the

greater

21 Nov 2015

21 Nov 2016

Hilger Crystals

(Manufacturing)

2.5% standard increase 1 Oct 2015

Yours sincerely,

Mick Cash General Secretary