TV Licensing workers to receive inflation-busting pay rise, as Acas talks succeed
December 23 2024
TV Licensing (TVL) workers are set to vote on an inflation-busting pay rise in the coming weeks.
Following a number of meetings held earlier this month between union representatives and Capita through the arbitration service Acas, agreement on pay for 2024-25 has been reached.
These meetings came after over 96% of the workers balloted for strike action earlier in December.
The key features of the agreement include a 5.5% pensionable pay increase – or an increase to £12.66 an hour, depending on which choice is financially preferable to the individual worker, effective from 1st January 2025.
This applies to all Field, TUPE’d members, and also longstanding staff in Darwen, Lancashire.
The agreement will also see a new minimum pay rate of £12.66, starting from 1st April 2025 – a 9.5% wage increase for those on the current Capita minimum rates.
It will also see a reduction in the working week from 37.5 to 36.5 hours without loss of pay, an extra days’ annual leave, and new responsibility allowances.
The deal is now set to be ratified by individual members, after having been endorsed by the union’s postal executive.
Union representatives wish to ensure workers that the timetable for the ballot will be arranged so that, should the deal be ratified, the pay uplift can be included in the January salaries.
It was also established that the next round of pay discussions will begin on 1st April 2025.
CWU Assistant Secretary Andy Furey said: “There is no doubt that Capita has moved significantly since reneging on paying the Real Living Wage, along with the imposition of a pay freeze for members earning more than that.
“Clearly, the support of members has made a real difference and has helped considerably.
“The postal executive wishes to thank our TVL members for their support and patience in this matter.”