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HP Pay update 13 August

13 August 2010

1. Our union has asked members to contact us if:
You believe the pay offer you have received is incorrect
You are earning less than £15,500 but have received an offer letter worth less than 10%
You are a standard terms member who has opted in but has not received an offer letter.
 
Incorrect pay offer
HP has agreed that these queries need to be investigated. However, there are two important points for all members to note.
 
First, there is a joint concern about the promotion process operated by EDS and this will need to be clarified. In particular, members who have been promoted but have not moved into the correct grade as a result. This will take some time.  
 
Second, members are asked to provide evidence of past promotions, spine point, grade and why they believe that their offer letter is wrong. This should be send to Jim Hanson jim@pcs.org.uk 
 
Earning less than £15,500
Revised offer letters are being issued by HP where required. For clarity, members whose base salary is currently less than £15,000 per year will receive an increase of 10% capped at a maximum base salary of £15,500 per year.
 
Standard members who have not received an offer letter   
Please email you name, staff number, opt in/appeal date to Jim Hanson jim@pcs.org.uk
 
Your branch has been supplied with your details, if you need help to supply your evidence please contact them for assistance
 
2. Members less than 1% above the maxima
HP has been presented with our evidence for around 40 members of staff who have contacted us about this issue. The employer is now fully aware of our concerns about leapfrogging in particular. Talks are ongoing and we hope to set out early next week how we plan to resolve this issue. HP has informed us they need to seek advice from the United States on this matter. 
 
3. Calculator
HP has advised that their calculator will not be made available to members as on further investigation it cannot be relied on to provide a fully accurate picture of an individual’s tax liability and the impact of opting out of MyChoice, members are asked to continue to send any queries to HR.
 
4. Ballot closing date
This has been extended to 27 August to allow the above processes to be resolved as far as possible. This is the absolute deadline so that the award can be paid into September salaries. Should there be any outstanding issues post this deadline we propose to deal with these via individual grievances