Circular No. NP/173/10/MC
04th October 2010
H.O. Ref: R14/5
TO: ALL BRANCHES, REGIONAL COUNCILS, REGIONAL OFFICES,
COUNCIL OF EXECUTIVES & HO OFFICERS.
Dear Members,
RMT PAY BULLETIN
September 2010
August 2010 retail prices index rate: 4.8%
The Office of National Statistics has today published the August 2010 rates of RPI and CPI. The RPI for the twelve months to August 2010 is 4.7%. This is down slightly from 4.8% for the twelve months to July 2010.
The Government’s preferred measure of inflation, CPI, is 3.1%, the same level as for the twelve months to July 2010. The next publication date is 12th October 2010.
The largest upward pressures came from:
- air transport where fares rose by 16.1%, clothing and footwear where prices overall rose by 2.8 per cent this year, and food where the largest upward effects came from bread and cereals, and vegetables.
In pay submissions the RMT will continue to emphasise that your financial commitments have increased at a much greater rate than inflation and your living standards have suffered as a result.
Full-time Average Weekly Earnings by Occupation
Labour Research has published an analysis of average full-time weekly earnings based upon the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2009 (up-rated).
| Occupation/Sector | Weekly Wage (£) |
| All workers | 592.60 |
| All male | 648.80 |
| All female | 505.70 |
| Managers | 870.80 |
| Professionals | 791.00 |
| Associate Professionals* | 612.10 |
| Admin & Secretarial | 415.40 |
| Skilled/craft | 488.90 |
| Services** | 352.30 |
| Sales | 327.40 |
| Operatives | 448.00 |
| Other manual jobs*** | 349.80 |
* Associate professionals includes technicians, nurses, police, firefighters, media/PR workers, train drivers, legal and finance workers and sales reps
** Services means personal service occupations such as care workers, travel assistants, hairdressers, caretakers
*** Other manual jobs includes farm workers, labourers, dockers, postal workers, porters, waiters and cleaners
Recent non-RMT settlements
Company /Sector | Award | Effective From |
| Greggs | · 2% increase to basic pay | 1 Apr 2010 |
| Ulster Carpets | · 2% increase to basic pay | 1 May 2010 |
| Scottish AWB | · 3% increase to minimum rates | 1 Oct 2010 |
Recent RMT Settlements | |||
Company | Award | Effective From | |
| Workshop & Train Maintenance | |||
| VAE | · 3% increase to basic pay | 1 Apr 2010 | |
| Road Transport & Bus | |||
| DHL Neasdon | Year One
· A 2% increase on all basic rates and premiums backdated to April · KPL bonus based on fuel economy. This has potential to give every driver £100 payable at the end of the financial year. Local reps to be updated on fuel consumption on a weekly basis to ensure transparency. Year Two
· A minimum increase of 2% up to a maximum of 3.5% based on February 2011 RPI. Should RPI be less than 2%, all staff would receive 2% as a minimum payment. Should RPI be more than 3.5%, staff would only receive 3.5%. | 1 Apr 2010 | |
| DHL Chester | Year One
· A 2% increase on all basic rates and premiums backdated to April · KPL bonus based on fuel economy. This has potential to give every driver £100 payable at the end of the financial year. Local reps to be updated on fuel consumption on a weekly basis to ensure transparency. Year Two
· A minimum increase of 2% up to a maximum of 3.5% based on February 2011 RPI. Should RPI be less than 2%, all staff would receive 2% as a minimum payment. Should RPI be more than 3.5%, staff would only receive 3.5%. | 1 Apr 2010 | |
Yours sincerely,
Bob Crow
General Secretary
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