London Midland

London Midland will replace the rest of Central Trains and what is now Silverlink County, 11 November 2007

	London Midland(Central Trains)	London Midland(Silverlink)
Current Pay:	£41,000.00	£41,000.00
Additions:	3% or RPI + 1/4% from April 2012. 3% or RPI + 1/4% from April 2013.	3% or RPI + 1/4% from April 2012. 3% or RPI + 1/4% from April 2013.
Next Claim:	1 April 2011	1 April 2014
Rest Day Working Sanction:	26/05/12	26/05/12
Additional Comments:	N/A	N/A
ASLEF Charter Achievements
Clean salary:	Yes	Yes
100% Pensionable Pay:	Yes	Yes
35 hours/Sundays inside:	-	-
Special Leave Arrangements :	6 wks @ 100%. 22 wks @ 50%. 11 wks Stat. Mat. pay. Paternity 1 wk full and 1 wk Stat Pat pay	Long W/E 4 weekly. 5 days Pat. Mat first 6 weeks at 100% next 22 weeks at 50% then 11 weeks at stat rate
PTRA	1 free lateral to any CTL depot. No compulsory redundancies	Silverlink PT&R Agreement, however only one Silverlink depot transferred to LM. Need disc with LM re company wide agreement.
Medically Restricted Drivers:	Medically restricted drivers retain current salary in any grade that's paid less. No insurance scheme	MR drivers salary protected @ 90%
Travel Facilities:	Unlimited free travel Central and W&B for staff and dependants (same sex partners recognised)	TUPE disc adjourned by Silverlink on contractual free travel (2000 pay award) transferring with employees to new franchise. Interim arrangements re "concessionary" travel in place for LM
Proactive recruitment of Company training:	Equal Opps policy very proactive	Agreement on equal opps monitoring. Silverlink no longer able to supply data.
Retirement at 60:	Normal retirement age is 65, but can go at 60 if requests	No
Max 10 hr Day:	5-10.30	Maximum 10 hour day
Reduced hours etc:	Job share (discussions broke down over protection of pension)	Yes