Rostering and Operational Efficiency Project

As part of a five-year company strategy to modernise and make improvements to the business, on Monday 15 September Wightlink launched a staff consultation for their Rostering and Operational Efficiency Project. Colleagues have been well informed about the project and all staff who may be impacted have all the information they need and are being supported.

Importantly, the nature of consultation means that no changes have been decided. The company is taking part in meaningful consultation and having constructive conversations with the RMT (the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers) to get feedback from staff on the proposal.

The proposed changes don’t include any reduction in sailings across any route.

Please find below Wightlink’s statement regarding the proposed changes:

“This project is needed to modernise and improve efficiency, so we have the right people in the right places at the right times.

“Like many businesses, rising costs and inflationary pressures are having an impact with our cost growth being twice that of our revenue growth over the past year. To ensure we are able to continue investing in our people, our fleet and our ports, we are currently going through a 30-day consultation with our operational staff alongside our union the RMT.

“The proposal may affect up to 50 roles but there are over 30 new vacancies in the proposed structure. We hope to deliver the proposal through a voluntary process, and the suggested changes include no reduction in sailings on any route.”