Unite, Britain’s biggest union, has negotiated a pay deal that
beats inflation over the next three years for 22,000 workers across
Rolls Royce. The union has agreed an increase of 3.7
per cent for this year (2018). Next year (2019), it will be in line
with the RPI (Retail Price Index), with a minimum of 1.5 per cent
and a maximum of 4 per cent And then 2020 will be RPI plus a
quarter – again, with a minimum of 1.5 per cent and a maximum
of 4 per cent. Unite...Request free trial
Unite, Britain’s biggest union, has negotiated a pay deal that
beats inflation over the next three years for 22,000 workers across
Rolls Royce.
The union has agreed an increase of 3.7 per cent for
this year (2018). Next year (2019), it will be in line with the RPI
(Retail Price Index), with a minimum of 1.5 per cent and a maximum
of 4 per cent And then 2020 will be RPI plus a quarter –
again, with a minimum of 1.5 per cent and
a maximum of 4 per cent.
Unite reached agreement with the company following
months of talks. The union also reached an agreement on changes to
the company’s pension schemes. Rolls-Royce will keep its final
salary scheme open for
current active members until at least January
2024.
The company will also, from 2021, increase its
contributions to the savings of the 10,000 employees enrolled in
defined contribution schemes. Under changes to the scheme
pension savings
for younger people will also increase.
Unite regional officer, Tony Tinley
said: "Unite has negotiated a three year pay deal
for thousands of Rolls Royce workers that beats inflation. At a
time when pay is falling flat and employers are putting pressure on
your conditions it pays to have a well organised union in the
workplace to negotiate a good deal on your
behalf."
Rolls Royce employs 22,000 across the
UK.
Unite has launched a powerful online tool to help workers
secure a fair share of company profits. Unite’s
new online tool will mean that in just a few minutes, union reps
can generate a professional pay claim.
At the click of a mouse the tool allows union reps to gather
the latest up-to-date information from
Companies House, the Office for National Statistics and the union’s
own database containing the details of tens of thousands of pay
deals.
The Pay Claim Generator was designed as part of Unite’s
industrial strategy entitled Work, Voice, Pay which is about
empowering union members by giving them the tools and support in
the workplace to help them win at work.
