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Pay 2011. Mary Alexander National Secretary 27 th October 2010. BACKGROUND TO CLAIM. Economic Conditions Coalition Government budgets cuts of £81 billion. Return to Profitability of Banks bailed out by state NAG Outlook. THE THREE YEAR DEAL.
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Pay 2011 Mary Alexander National Secretary 27th October 2010
BACKGROUND TO CLAIM • Economic Conditions • Coalition Government budgets cuts of £81 billion. • Return to Profitability of Banks bailed out by state • NAG Outlook
THE THREE YEAR DEAL • Delivered above inflation rise over three years for majority of staff • Staff liked lump sum payment • Group C staff liked underpinning minimum and in year three the removal of discretionary pay
THE PAY CLAIM • September RPI figure of 4.6% for all staff including needs improvement and unsatisfactory • Market references to increase in line with external pay data • All staff to be brought up to market minimum • No discretionary pay for Group C’s • Reintroduction of review of allowances at annual pay negotiations • Increase in salary minimums and maximums to better reflect the market • Equal pay Audit to be concluded and items addressed within year in which salary increase applies
NAG ANNUAL PROFITS • 53% increase in pre-tax cash earnings to £164m from £108m last year • £4.7b of new lending comprising business lending and mortgage advances • Deposit growth of 1.1% to £23b – more than double the UK average growth rate • Charge to provide for bad and doubtful debts – down 18%
Guardians Annual Survey of Executive Pay at FTSE100 Companies • F/T and P/T Directors of FTSE 100 companies shared between them more than £1bn in 2009 • Bonuses from City workers were lower but salary hikes were more than 3 times average 3.1% pay rise for ordinary workers in the private sector • Big rise in Directors pay more than double the rate of inflation • Ratio between bosses’ rewards and employees’ pay has risen to 98:1
RETAIL PRICE INDEX • RPI currently 4.6% down from 4.7% in September • All items index for housing up 4.9% • Petrol and oil up 8.1% • Vehicle tax and insurance up 32.4% • Rail fares up 8.8% • All goods up 4.3% • Oil and other fuels up 21.9% • Travel and Leisure up 6.1% • Motoring expenditure up 8.1% • VAT up 2.5% to 20% in January 2011 • Inflation predictions between 3.9% and 3.6% this time next year
PAY GROWTH • Median pay growth is 2% so far in 2010 compared to 2.8% in 2009 and 3.8% in 2008 and 2007 • Average earnings is 1.8% in the private sector to August 2010 • Pay freezes on the wane • IDS Pay Prospects 2011 show distribution of pay settlements has returned to normal with more increases between 2% and 3% • Recent deals include: • Tesco Bank at 2.5% pay pot with 2% for 95% staff • Axa – 2.1% • Allianz – 2.5% • RBS – 3% pay pot
SOME “MARKET” AND OTHER COMPARISONS • Minimum salary of £12,000 is only 66p above minimum wage • Scottish Living Wage £7 per hour (NAG minimum salary 49 pence less than this) • CSO starting salary NAG - £12,000 • Coop - £12,750 • LBG – Montrose - £12,500, Aberdeen - £13,400, England - £13,500 -£14,200, • Nationwide - £13,450 • Banking Adviser starting salary NAG - £14,812 • Coop – Sunderland - £16,500 • Nationwide - £15,489 • RBS - £15,000
CONTACT CENTRE COMPARISONS • Minimum Market IDS Survey Median • 2010 • NAG Contact Centre Adviser £12,000 £14,026 £15,100 • Senior Contact Centre Adviser £13,020 £16,285 £17,800 • Contact Centre Team Leader £15,009 £18,761 • Contact Centre Manager £18,906 £23,632 • Nationwide £13,500 • Kwikfit £15,600 • First Direct £15,411 Source: IDS Pay Report 1059 Oct 2010