The trade union Unite has secured a significant pay increase for around 24,000 staff employed by British Airways. The workforce (excluding pilots and management) will receive a pay increase of 13.1% over an 18- month period, as well as a £1,000 (€ 1,164) one off payment. Unite has also built into the deal the potential for pay to increase further during this period if inflation remains high. In addition to the pay increase, no member of staff will have the pay increase applied at a lower rate of pay then they were receiving in 2020. This agreement reverses BA’s highly controversial decision at the height of the COVID- 19 pandemic to fire and rehire its entire workforce, with many workers suffering substantial pay cuts. Put simply, this both restores and increases pay.
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