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Pay 4 Performance at Yorkshire Water

Yorkshire Water has overhauled its performance management system, introducing quarterly, non-consolidated merit awards as part of a five-year pay and conditions deal.

Key points

  • As part of a commitment to the unions, Yorkshire Water has reviewed its performance-related pay system, and has introduced quarterly assessments and non-consolidated bonuses, while at the same time retaining eligibility for consolidated merit awards.
  • The revised arrangements coincide with a new five-year pay agreement that guarantees all employees a minimum cost-of-living increase until 2010.
  • The appraisal system, which underpins the distribution of merit awards, has been simplified and streamlined, with the number of performance categories reduced to three.

Yorkshire Water is part of the Kelda Group, and is responsible for the supply and treatment of water, as well as the management and disposal of sewage, to 4.7 million domestic and 140,000 business customers.