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 To be advised

Security and Cleaning Supervisory
Grades, bringing them in line with the
increase secured by the union for
cleaning grades earlier in the year.

London Transport and other Metro

Alstom Metro
Trains
Serco Santander
Bikes
STM (London
Overground
Contract)

1 Apr 2015

2% pay increase
50 increase to travel costs
2.25% on basic pay

2.2% on basic pay

To be advised

1 Apr 2015

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
1

Steam Packet
Recent non-RMT settlements
Company
(Sector)
Isle of Man
Steam Packet
(Officers)
Ford (Hourly
Paid)
(Manufacturing)
Hilger Crystals
(Manufacturing)

Award

2.4% increase on basic pay

Effective
From
1 Jan 2016

2 year deal:
21 Nov 2015
3% increase on basic pay
RPI +0.5% or 2% whichever is the 21 Nov 2016
greater
1 Oct 2015
2.5% standard increase

Yours sincerely,

Mick Cash
General Secretary