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LG Philips Displays, Durham: 3.4% across-the-board increase


Key details

Pay award: 3.4% basic increase

Employees covered (nos.): all (777)

Effective date: 1 January 2005

LG Philips and Amicus have agreed a 3.4% across-the-board increase in basic rates from 1 January 2005 and an additional 2% for team leaders.

In addition, the company agreed a 4% increase on shift allowances, of which there are two levels:

  • Crews 1 and 2 work Monday to Friday and attract normal premiums for overtime; and

  • Crews 3 and 4, who work in a shift pattern that includes working at weekends, are on annualised hours contracts where all hours worked are paid at a flat rate until they exceed 1,872 hours per year.