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Over 80 Odfjell Technology drillers have settled a long-running dispute over pay and conditions on TAQA installations, Unite, Scotland’s leading offshore trade union has confirmed.
A revised pay offer by the company was overwhelmingly accepted by 77% of Unite’s drillers. The pay deal backdated to June 1, 2023, will increase basic salaries by 8%.
A fixed contract payment worth around 5% on top of basic monthly salaries will now be fully converted into the basic salary going forward.
In effect, this equates to a 13% increase being fully consolidated into pensions, overtime, and future pay increases. A 15% retention bonus upon release from the TAQA contract was also negotiated as part of the pay deal, Unite noted.
Unite’s members on TAQA units are based on the Harding, Tern Alpha, East Brae, Brae Alpha and the North Cormorant installations. The members involved includes drillers, electricians, mechanics, and materials controllers.
Industrial action ballots involving TAQA and Equinor installations were set to close on December 7. The separate dispute involving Odfjell Technology crews on Equinor’s Mariner unit (pictured) remains unresolved. |
