2022 stage of pay agreement at London Underground Limited
Request ID: FOI-2931-2122 Date published: 20 April 2022
You asked
1] Please state the effective date of the 2022 stage of the 4-year pay agreement covering employees at LUL (eg 1 April 2022) and the employee groups that are covered by the pay rise taking effect on this date. Please also state the % basic pay rise applied on this date (assumed to be 8.4%)
2] If the 2022 pay review for any employees at LUL has a different effective date (ie different to the date stated in question 1), please state this date (eg 1 July 2022) and which employee groups are covered by the pay review taking effect at this date. Please also state the % basic pay rise that is applicable on this date and the period covered by this review (eg 1 year) or please state if the level of this rise has not yet been determined.
3] Please state the total number of employees covered in 2022 by the pay agreement/review at LUL. If applicable please also provide a breakdown of the employee numbers divided into groups with different effective dates.
4] Please list (or enclose a copy of) the current grades and pay rates payable at LUL from 1 April 2022. If applicable/determined as yet, please also provide the current grades and pay rates applicable from any other effective date in 2022.
5] If any employees at LUL are eligible for individual performance-related payments or bonuses instead of or over and above the general pay rise please state for 2022, please state which employee groups are covered together with total employee numbers covered, the range of increases, the effective date, whether or not they were consolidated into basic pay and the overall % of the paybill allocated to fund these awards.
6] Please state the overall paybill increase as a result of the 2022 stage of the pay agreement/pay review at LUL, expressed as a percentage of the paybill.
7] Have any other changes been made to terms and conditions (for example holiday entitlement, sick pay provision etc) as part of the 2022 stage of the pay agreement at LUL? If yes, please state what they are.
8]. Please state the name of the union/unions party to the main collective agreement covering pay and conditions at LUL.
9] Please provide the name and contact details of the person/s responsible for overseeing LUL’s annual pay agreement.
We answered
Our Ref: FOI-2931-2122 Thank you for your request received on 23 March 2022 asking for information about the 2022 London Underground pay agreement. Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold the information you require. 1. Please state the effective date of the 2022 stage of the 4-year pay agreement covering employees at LUL (eg 1 April 2022) and the employee groups that are covered by the pay rise taking effect on this date. Please also state the % basic pay rise applied on this date (assumed to be 8.4%)
The effective date of the 2022 stage of the 4-year pay agreement is 1 April 2022. This binding agreement was made before anyone could have predicted the pandemic’s effects on our finances or the 30-year high inflationary levels that we are now experiencing. The other information you have requested is below.
2. If the 2022 pay review for any employees at LUL has a different effective date (ie different to the date stated in question 1), please state this date (eg 1 July 2022) and which employee groups are covered by the pay review taking effect at this date. Please also state the % basic pay rise that is applicable on this date and the period covered by this review (eg 1 year) or please state if the level of this rise has not yet been determined. The implementation schedule is as follows:
Pay Framework
Payment
Payday
Effective from
LU Operational Staff General Increase & Part PRP
General Increase
01/06/2022
01/04/2022
Managers & Admin General Increase & Part PRP
General Increase
15/06/2022
01/04/2022
Managers & Admin Full PRP
PRP in line with scheme rules
13/07/2022
01/07/2022
Managers & Admin Part PRP
PRP in line with scheme rules
13/07/2022
01/07/2022
LU Operational Staff Full PRP
PRP in line with scheme rules
27/07/2022
01/07/2022
LU Operational Staff Part PRP
PRP in line with scheme rules
27/07/2022
01/07/2022
The increase will be the RPI figure for February plus 0.2 per cent, a total of 8.4 per cent. This is the final year of the four-year pay agreement.
Some grades are Performance Related Pay (PRP) only – i.e. Manager Grades, and some are also part PRP – Operations Managers, Support Manager and Admin Grades.
3. Please state the total number of employees covered in 2022 by the pay agreement/review at LUL. If applicable please also provide a breakdown of the employee numbers divided into groups with different effective dates. 4. Please list (or enclose a copy of) the current grades and pay rates payable at LUL from 1 April 2022. If applicable/determined as yet, please also provide the current grades and pay rates applicable from any other effective date in 2022.
Total number of employees: 16,500.
From 1 April – General Increase • Operational grades • Operational Managers • Adminstrative grades (part PRP) From 1 July – PRP • Managers • Support Managers • Operational Managers – Part PRP • Admin Grades – Part PRP
5. If any employees at LUL are eligible for individual performance-related payments or bonuses instead of or over and above the general pay rise please state for 2022, please state which employee groups are covered together with total employee numbers covered, the range of increases, the effective date, whether or not they were consolidated into basic pay and the overall % of the paybill allocated to fund these awards. • Managers – Full PRP • Support Managers – Part PRP • Administrative Grades – Part PRP • Operational Managers – Part PRP
6. Please state the overall paybill increase as a result of the 2022 stage of the pay agreement/pay review at LUL, expressed as a percentage of the paybill.
£108 million. Further information on our overall paybill can be found in our Annual Report:
7. Have any other changes been made to terms and conditions (for example holiday entitlement, sick pay provision etc) as part of the 2022 stage of the pay agreement at LUL? If yes, please state what they are.
No.
8. Please state the name of the union/unions party to the main collective agreement covering pay and conditions at LUL. • RMT • ASLEF • UNITE • TSSA 9. Please provide the name and contact details of the person/s responsible for overseeing LUL’s annual pay agreement.
Martin Boots, Head of Employee Relations.
If this is not the information you are looking for, please do not hesitate to contact me. If you are not satisfied with this response please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal. Yours sincerely Gemma Jacob Senior FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London [email protected]
