Pay 2019: Ballot outcome - Unite at NatWest

Pay 2019 & 2020 Campaign Archive

The two year deal was accepted by members with a comfortable majority seeing 84% of respondents back the Pay 2019 and 2020 pay offer. Within the context of the time and history of the company, this offer was undeniably embraced by members. It must be remembered, however, that this pay deal covered 2020 which saw the emergence of COVID-19 and a cost of living crisis from which lasted for years.

No subsequent pay deals have received such strong backing as members needs and expectations have grown and the cost of living crisis has persisted, but the bank has continued to rely on the same rehashed pay offers and business as usual tactics.

This newsletter was first published in January 2019.

Pay 2019 & 2020: Members back new two-year deal

Following the December on-line survey, Unite members have voted to support the banks pay proposals for 2019 and 2020.

Survey Result

84% of those who participated in the on-line poll backed the decision of the RBS National Company Committee (the NCC) of Unite and endorsed the new pay deal.

The union has now communicated the result to the bank and the employer will continue with the implementation of the pay process and will be communicating further with employees directly.

The Two-Year Deal

Following detailed negotiations between the Unite pay team and the bank, the proposed pay settlement resulted in a two-year deal. The settlement included both a guaranteed pay underpin and cash payments for both years. This represented an improvement on the deal secured in the previous annual pay round.

The Guaranteed Underpin

In 2019 all clerical and appointed employees on a matrix with a performance rating of 3, 4 or 5 who are within their salary range will get a minimum award of £450 (pro rata). In 2020 the minimum underpin payment will be £475 (pro rata) for relevant employees with a performance rating of 3, 4 or 5.

Cash Payments

Clerical and appointed employees with a performance rating of 3, 4 or 5 and who are paid above the maximum of the salary range will receive one-off cash payments of £350, £375 or £400 (FTE) for 3, 4 and 5 rated colleagues respectively. These payments will be made in April 2019.

For 2020 (effective April) the amounts will be £375, £400 and £425 (FTE) for 3, 4 and 5 performers respectively.

Next steps

Unite negotiators will continue to meet regularly with representatives of RBS to progress discussions on issues members have raised with us and to ensure the continued development of a fair and transparent approach to pay across RBS in the future.

Unite representatives

The union is always seeking members to take on one of the four Unite Representative Roles i.e. Workplace, Union Learning, Safety and Equality.

If Unite members are interested in finding out more about becoming a Unite Representative please contact the Unite RBS Helpline or e-mail rbsinfo@unitetheunion.org.

Unite RBS Updates & Update Your Details

If you would like to receive regular updates electronically from the union and have not already advised us, please email from your preferred email address to rbsinfo@unitetheunion.org.

It is also important that members ensure that their membership details are up to date and accurate (e.g. home address, work address, whether you are full time or part time etc.).

If you believe that your membership details are out of date, please also e-mail the above address or alternatively you can contact your local union office or log onto ‘My Account’ at the website www.unitetheunion.org where you can update your own details.