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Scottish Water: 5% rise with additional merit awards


Key details

  • Pay award: 5% rise over 27 months, front-loaded, with the possibility of additional performance-related awards

  • Employees covered (nos.): non-management employees (4,200)

  • Effective date: 1 January 2004

    Following an extensive reorganisation, including the alignment of terms and conditions across three former water authorities in Scotland, Scottish Water has agreed a 27-month deal that sees basic rates increase by 5% from 1 January 2004, worth 2.22% on an annualised basis.

    In addition to the basic award, employees are eligible for further individual performance-related awards worth on average 1.5% from 1 October 2004 and a further 1.5% from 1 October 2005.