Pay in the electricity, gas and water industries

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Pay in the electricity, gas and water industries

There has been a gradual shift towards pay schemes for white-collar workers in the UK electricity, gas and water sectors which allow for greater "clarity" within pay structures. Increasingly, performance pay has become one of a number of factors taken into account for pay progression, rather than the sole determinant. That's one of the main conclusions to emerge from a new report by Incomes Data Services examining pay in the three industries.

Post-privatisation, most utility companies were initially keen to replace long-standing incremental pay progression with individual performance pay arrangements. Says IDS: "There are moves away from individual performance-related pay as the sole determinant of pay progression, with both EDF and RWE, at Thames water, placing less emphasis on this element in recent agreements."

What you will find in this IDS research report

This 100-page report provides both an overview of developments across the UK electricity, gas and water sectors and a detailed source of information on pay and conditions arrangements within individual companies. Among the key developments covered in this report are: all six of the major operators have recently either completed negotiations on harmonisation of terms and conditions or are currently involved in talks while numbers employed have declined across the board, there are serious recruitment and retention problems bargaining issues which have come to the top of the agenda include pay progression, performance pay, standby and call-out arrangements and pensions. Download the contents page in PDF format at www.incomesdata.co.uk/report/electgaswater.htm

Want to know more?

Title: Pay in the Electricity, Gas and Water Industries 2005, Incomes Data Services.

Availability: Call IDS customer services in London, tel: 020 7324 2599. Download the contents page in PDF format at www.incomesdata.co.uk/report/electgaswater.htm

Incomes Data Services is an independent research organisation providing information and analysis on pay, conditions, pensions, employment law and personnel policy and practice in the UK and rest of Europe. For more information about IDS jump to www.incomesdata.co.uk