Elgin Franklin and North Alwyn platforms involved in pay dispute
Unite the union can confirm an industrial action ballot for offshore workers on the Elgin Franklin and North Alwyn platforms operated by Neo Next + Energy opens today (1 June).
The pay dispute involving approximately 50 Unite members is a result of an unacceptable pay offer of below three per cent which was overwhelmingly rejected by the workers. 
Neo Next + Energy E&P Limited is the largest independent oil and gas producer in the North Sea and is the product of a merger between NEO NEXT and TotalEnergies' UK Upstream oil and gas operations. 
The workers involved in the ballot include control room, production and senior operators alongside operations and production technicians.
The ballot opens today and closes on 6 July.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “These workers deserve far better than a pitiful pay offer from an oil and gas operator making hundreds of millions in profits. Unite’s offshore members will have our full support in their fight for better jobs, pay and conditions.” 
TotalEnergies E&P UK Limited reported £70.8m post tax profits in 2024 after recording £226.2m in the previous year. 
Unite industrial officer Stevie Davies, said: “These are highly skilled workers and low ball pay offers simply don’t cut it.
 
“The company need to get back round the table swiftly or our members will have no option but to take action.”
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