TSSA submits a Freedom of Information request to Transport for London (TfL) regarding the implementation of the new Job Families pay and grading structure

TfL are going live with a new Job Families framework on 1/4/25. TSSA updated members about this in November. And we have critiqued the approach to benchmarking TfL staff pay to the market.

TfL is expanding the current 5 pay bands to 22 job families with 5 pay bands in each set at different levels and something that we found out recently, which wasn't discussed in the consultation - 

• there are now job disciplines included within the bands which are 'secret' and start some jobs at a different level to others.
• some job families also include extra bands to accommodate outliers, which we don't necessarily understand the logic of. 

So to take this forward we have submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to TfL.

TSSA submitted this request on 28/3/25 under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in relation to Staff Employed within Transport for London defined as:

All colleagues who currently fall under the broad pay ranges for Bands 1-5 (covered by Pay for Performance and Senior Management Reward Framework) and will be allocated to Job Families, and have a pay range to reflect their role or profession.

Please provide the following information regarding the 22 Job Families within Transport for London (TfL):

1. Process used to evaluate and align roles to the 22 Job Families, including level of staff involved in this activity.
2. A full list of the 22 Job Families, including a brief description of each.
3. A breakdown of the Job Disciplines or specialisms that fall under each Job Family, along with the roles aligned to each Job Discipline and the associated salary range.
4. The latest job grading framework and associated pay bands for each role within the Job Disciplines.
5. The number of current employees assigned to each role within the Job Disciplines, including a breakdown by job grade if available.
6. A copy of any Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA) report(s) conducted on the Job Families structure, pay bands, or career progression policies.
7. The criteria used to review and update the Job Families structure, including any formal review processes, and the timescale for these reviews.

We are expecting a response within the 20 day timeframe.