Southern pay deal £8.50
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• The southern region of tiro Transport and General Workers Union has agreed on a 28.50 basic wage rise in its annual pay round with the Roi Haulage Association — but negotiations are continuing in the metropolitan area as drivers are holding out for a Soutl East supplement included in the package.
The southern region reject( an offer of 26.50 several weel ago as it was aiming for a basi 210 rise. The final settlement is 50p short of the national pa target set by the TGWU.
The final package also includes a pay rise of 7.14% for non-HGV and other workers. Subsistence payments will risi by 80p and sick pay will be upped by .220 to 260 per weel Holiday pay will now be worked out on the basis of 55 hour per week, rather than the cur rent marker of 50 hours.
Loss-of-HGV-licence compensation will rise by 10% am sickness and accident benefits will go up in line with the 7.14% pay rise.
The Road Haulage Associations says it forsees no settlement in the metropolitan area before Christmas.
An offer of 28 (6.9%) is on the table in South Yorkshire and 2,000 food manufacturing employees with the Federatio of Bakers have been offered a pay rise of 9%.