Pay review update: 13 May 2011

The table summarises the latest pay awards monitored by the HR & Compliance Centre pay databank. For each pay award, the entry shows the name and size of the review group, the effective date and length of the review, together with brief details of the main changes.

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Pay review update: 13 May 2011

View all settlements published since
1 January 2010, broken down
by sector.

In this table:
Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
Engineering and metals
General services
Paper and printing
Public services
Retail and wholesale

CHEMICALS AND PHARMACEUTICALS

Organisation - employee group (nos. covered)

Effective date

Period (months)

Terms of latest award

Ipsen Biopharm - all (200)

1.3.11

12

All-merit rises increasing paybill by 2.2%.

Rhodia HPCII, Leeds - production (34)

1.1.11

12

3.75% basic pay rise.

Sanofi-Aventis, Dagenham - staff covered by collective bargaining (230)

1.1.11

12

3.75% basic increase.

Sanofi-Aventis, Holmes Chapel - staff (190)

1.1.11

12

All-merit rises drawn from a pot worth 3.5% of paybill.

Wyeth Laboratories - production staff (240)

1.1.11

12

Base rates and allowances rise by 2.5%.

 View all chemicals and pharmaceuticals awards

ENGINEERING AND METALS

Organisation - employee group (nos. covered)

Effective date

Period (months)

Terms of latest award

Bericap - manual workers and staff (148)

1.1.11

-

Indefinite pay pause.

Eaton Automotive - staff (80)

1.4.11

12

Performance-based rises ranging from 2% to 5% and averaging 2.5%.

Pegler Yorkshire (formerly Yorkshire Fittings) - manual workers (181); staff (129)

1.1.11

4

Pay review deferred until May 2011.

Timken UK - all employees (190)

1.3.11

12

2.75% merit budget for individual performance-based awards.

Twyford Bathrooms - hourly paid employees (150)

1.1.11

-

Indefinite pay pause, following 12-month pay freeze from 1 January 2010.

Twyford Bathrooms - staff (150)

1.1.11

12

2% across-the-board pay rise.

View all engineering and metals awards

GENERAL SERVICES

Organisation - employee group (nos. covered)

Effective date

Period (months)

Terms of latest award

ITC/Equity designers' agreement - theatre designers (170)

1.4.11

12

Designer's minimum fee rises by 3.9%.

ITC/Equity performers' and stage managers' agreement - performers and stage managers (1,400)

1.4.11

24

Second year of two-year deal: minimum weekly rate rises to £400, an increase of 3.9%.

ITC/Unite theatre administrators' agreement - theatre administrators (40)

1.4.11

12

3.9% pay rise.

View all general services awards

PAPER AND PRINTING

Organisation - employee group (nos. covered)

Effective date

Period (months)

Terms of latest award

Harlequin Mills and Boon - all except directors (110)

1.1.11

12

All-merit awards yielding 3% pay rise for standard performance.

Kimberly-Clark, Barton-Upon-Humber - manufacturing employees (360)

1.3.11

12

Base rates rise by 1.5%.

Paper and board industry - craftworkers and process workers (6,000)

1.2.11

12

Basic rates increased by 2.5%.

Tullis Russell Group - manual workers (400); non-manual workers (180)

1.3.11

24

Second year of two-year deal: 2% basic pay rise.

View all paper and printing awards

PUBLIC SERVICES

Organisation - employee group (nos. covered)

Effective date

Period (months)

Terms of latest award

Prison Service Pay Review Body - governor, officer and support grades, Northern Ireland (1,827)

1.4.11

24

First year of two-year public sector pay freeze: increase of £250 for staff earning a full-time-equivalent salary of £21,000 per year or less. Contractual progression increases will be paid.

Review Body on Senior Salaries - "very senior managers" in the NHS in England (1,120 estimated)

1.4.11

24

First year of two-year public sector pay freeze: no increase to base pay. Up to 25% of "very senior managers" are eligible to receive non-consolidated performance-related payments.

Waverley Borough Council - all (489)

1.1.11

12

£250 increase for staff earning less than £21,000 per year in addition to any incremental progression payment. Higher-paid staff receive progression increase only.

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RETAIL AND WHOLESALE

Organisation - employee group (nos. covered)

Effective date

Period (months)

Terms of latest award

Asda - retail and distribution managers, head office roles (salaried staff) (10,640)

1.4.11

12

2% pay pot provided for individual awards based on performance rating.

Gant - head office employees (43)

1.3.11

12

2.5% average pay rise.

Travis Perkins Group - all employees (17,000)

1.1.11

12

2.5% paybill increase.

Wilkinson - head office and retail managers (1,132)

1.2.11

12

2% paybill increase for individual merit awards.

View all retail and wholesale awards