Rail workers agree Olympic pay deal

It includes a 10 per cent rise over two years, a £500 lump sum for those working on projects linked to next year’s Olympics and an agreement which unions said means that no-one can be dismissed during the Games.

The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said the package of pay and rewards recognised the important role transport workers will play during the event in London, which opens at the end of July 2012.

Signallers, engineers, customer service staff and other NR employees will receive a 5.2 per cent pay rise this year, backdated to January, and a further rise of RPI inflation plus 0.5 per cent from next January, which the RMT said totalled more than 10 per cent. In addition, NR employees working on contracts affecting the Olympic Games will receive an additional £500.