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AF Blakemore drivers: 27% pay rise to counter effects of WTD


Key details

  • Pay award: 27% on basic rate

  • Employees covered (nos.): drivers (100)

  • Effective date: 1 February 2004

  • Wholesale and distribution company AF Blakemore has negotiated a ground-breaking agreement in response to the Working Time Directive. The deal, negotiated with USDAW, saw the basic pay rate for the company's 100 drivers increase by 27% from 1 February 2004.