New requirements for those who supply contingent labour to Network Rail include having to pay at least the London living wage within Greater London. This is currently 拢9.15 an hour, compared to 拢6.50 for the statutory national minimum wage.
Network Rail said that it will be awarding a series of contracts with labour suppliers to provide workers across the network with a total minimum spend of 拢450m over five years.
The total number of suppliers is being cut from 57 to 20. Four core suppliers will provide 70% of the workforce supported by a number of smaller specialist suppliers. These contracts represent the provision of around 500 people per day.
The suppliers will be contractually required to:
- pay as a minimum, the London living wage within Greater London
- invest in training and development of their workforce
- minimise travel time
- adopt Network Rail鈥檚 lifesaving rules, and 鈥榮peak-out鈥� systems
- provide all equipment and protective clothing free-of-charge to workers
- provide a competent and more professional contingent labour workforce.
听听听 The four core suppliers are:
- Ganymede Solutions 听
- McGinley Support Services (Infrastructure) 听
- Morson Human Resources 听
- Shorterm 听
The other suppliers awarded specialist and support contracts are:
- Amey Rail 听
- Bridgeway Consulting 听
- Carillion Rail
- Colas Rail 听
- Coyle Personnel Plc
- Exxell 听
- GM Rail Services 听
- GPX Engineering 听
- Infra Safety Services Labour 听
- Keltbray Rail
- Linbrooke Services 听
- MECX Group 听
- Renown Railway Services
- Resourcing Solutions 听
- SW Global Resourcing 听
- TES2000 听
The five year contracts will start on 1st April 2015.
Nick Elliott, Network Rail鈥檚 managing director national supply chain, said: 鈥淭hese new contracts are all about transforming our contingent labour workforce into a more professional, fairly remunerated and appropriately trained body of people that we are able to call upon when the need arises.
"The new code of conduct for labour will drive better employer behaviours, improve the quality of the supply chain and help ensure that workers are treated fairly.
鈥淲e believe that investing in this important resource will deliver significant safety and performance benefits for the railway as a whole.鈥�
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