W. Midlands hit jackpot with 15%
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"We, together with certain employers' representatives, have arrived at a figure that's been agreed by our executive council,he added.
The agreement does not consolidate earlier Phase One and Phase Two agreements, but the £10 supplementary payment, awarded on top of the 15 per cent rise, absorbs the earlier agreements and adds another £1.50.
Double time will be paid for five hours' work after lpm on Saturday, plus 53p an hour 'dark' money. Holiday of four weeks a year after three years' service will be paid at 50 hours a week, plus the £10 supplement.
Bank holidays pay of 10 hours a day, plus the supplement and sick pay at the man's scale has been agreed — there is no sick pay, at all, at present.
If a driver dies or loses a limb or is permanently disabled, there is agreement for a payment of £5,000 to him or his family. In case of an accident, a driver will get £20-a-week for a maximum 104 weeks consecutively — and that insurance cover is for 24-hours-a-day, 365-days-a-year.
Only the question of overnight allowances has yet to be agreed. RHA hauliers have offered £6.50 a night, but the union has asked for £7.