Select Committee on Trade and Industry Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence


ATTACHMENT B

SEPARATION COMPARISONS (BASED ON WG03 ON ALTERNATING DAYS AND NIGHTS PROJECTED TO DECEMBER 2001)

(WG03 weekly pay £426.13, hence monthly pay is £1,853.67)

Assuming 3.25 DM and 67.11 BEF to the £1

UK Legal Requirements
weeks pay
amount paid
£
German Legal Requirements*
months pay
amount paid
£
Aged 41 with 15 years service
  
Aged 41 with 15 years service
  
½ weeks pay/year for aged 18 to 22
0
1 months base wage/salary per year of service (minimum 5 and maximum 18)
15
27,804.98
1 weeks pay/year for aged 22-41
15
3,450.00
  
  
  
1½ weeks pay/year for aged 41+
0
  
  
  
Total separation pay and costs
  
3,450.00
Total separation payment—months pay and costs
  
27,804.98
Aged 45 with 19 years service
  
Aged 45 with 19 years service
  
½ weeks pay/year for aged 18 to 22
0
1 months base wage/salary per year of service (minimum 5 and maximum 18)
18
33,365.98
1 weeks pay/year for aged 22-41
15
3,450.00
 
  
 
1½ weeks pay/year for aged 41+
6
1,380.00
 
 
 
Total separation pay and costs
 
4,380.00
Total separation payment—months pay and costs
 
33,365.98
Aged 52 with 27 years service
  
Aged 52 with 27 years service
  
½ weeks pay/year for aged 18 to 22
0
Based on a sliding scale (32,500 DM)
  
10,000.00
1 weeks pay/year for aged 22-41
9
2,070.00
 
 
 
1½ weeks pay/year for aged 41+
16.5
3,795.00
 
 
 
Total separation pay and costs
 
5,865.00
Total separation payment—week's pay and costs
 
10,000.00
 
 
 
Deferred pension at age 55 (employee receives per year)
3,623.52
 
 
 
 
Total cost to the Company (including Pension costs)
25,500.00
 
Aged 55 with 30 years service
 
Aged 55 with 30 years service
 
½ weeks pay/year for aged 18 to 22
0
20.9 months "net pay" where net pay is 70% of monthly wage up to 12,600 DM plus 35% of the excess
 
27,120.00
1 weeks pay/year for aged 22-41
6
1,380.00
 
 
 
1½ weeks pay/year for aged 41+
21
4,830.00
 
 
 
Total separation pay and costs
 
6,210.00
Total separation payment—week's pay and costs
 
27,120.00
 
 
 
Immediate pension (employee receives per year)
 
3,870.48
 
 
 
Total cost to the Company (including Pension costs)
 
49,119.19


  * based on Ford of Germany 1996 terms as no legislative minimum or maximum.

Belgium Legal Requirements
weeks pay
amount paid
£
FoB Terms for Dagenham
weeks pay
amount paid
£
Aged 41 with 15 years service
 
Aged 41 with 15 years service
 
pay in lieu of notice (14 weeks)
14
5,965.82
1 weeks pay/year <41
15
6,391.95
social security payment
 
3,501.94
 
 
 
1.5 weeks pay/year for aged >41
0
 
 
 
special payment
 
469.38
pay in lieu of notice—max 12 weeks
12
4,397.64
 
 
 
special payment—13 weeks
13
£4,764.11
 
 
 
special payment—39 weeks
39
16,619.07
Total separation pay and costs
 
9,937.14
Total separation payment—months pay and costs
 
32,172.77
Aged 45 with 19 years service
 
Aged 45 with 19 years service
 
pay in lieu of notice (14 weeks)
14
5,965.82
1 weeks pay/year <41
15
6,391.95
social security payment
 
3,501.94
 
 
 
1.5 weeks pay/year for aged >41
6
2,556.78
 
 
 
special payment
 
469.38
pay in lieu of notice—max 12 weeks
12
4,397.64
 
 
 
special payment—13 weeks
13
£4,764.11
 
 
 
special payment—39 weeks
39
16,619.07
Total separation pay and costs
 
9,937.14
Total separation payment—weeks pay and costs
 
34,729.55
 
 
 
Deferred Pension (employee receives per year)
 
6,712.15
Total cost to the Company (including Pension costs)
 
69,369.55
 
 
 
Aged 52 with 27 years service
 
Aged 52 with 27 years service
 
pay in lieu of notice (14 weeks)
28
11,931.64
1 weeks pay/year <41
16
6,818.08
social security payment
 
7,003.87
1.5 weeks pay/week for aged >41
16.5
7,031.15
special payment
 
156.46
pay in lieu of notice—max 12 weeks
12
4,397.64
 
 
 
special payment—13 weeks
0
3,120.00
 
 
 
special payment—39 weeks
39
16,619.07
Total separation pay and costs
 
19,091.97
Total separation payment—weeks pay and costs
 
37,985.94
 
 
 
Immediate Pension (employee receives per year)
 
9,637.71
 
 
 
Total cost to the Company (including Pension costs)
 
91,425.94
Aged 55 with 30 years service
 
Aged 55 with 30 years service
 
pay in lieu of notice (14 weeks)
28
11,931.64
1 weeks pay/year <41
16
6,818.08
social security payment
 
7,003.00
1.5 weeks pay/week for aged >41
21
8,948.73
special payment
 
156.46
pay in lieu of notice—max 12 weeks
12
4,397.64
 
 
 
special payment—13 weeks
7.3
3,120.00
 
 
 
special payment—39 weeks
39
16,619.07
Total separation pay and costs
 
19,091.10
Total separation payment—weeks pay and costs
 
39,903.52
 
 
 
Immediate Pension (employee receives per year)
 
10,728.77
 
 
 
Total cost to the Company (including Pension costs)
 
84,118.52




 
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