Middle and junior managers at Royal Mail will get an overall pay increase of more than 5% over the next two years after approving a union agreement.
Royal Mail members of the white-collar Unite union have voted in favour of a pay deal for junior and middle managers, which was recommended by the union. Following a turnout of 69%, 68.4% of Unite members voted in favour of the offer.
The agreement includes a cumulative two-year package of 5.37%. Managers will receive a pay increase of 2.6% this year, backdated to 1 September 2019, and a pay increase of 2.7% from 1 September 2020.
In addition, managers, including part time managers, within this pay bargaining group and who are part of the standard Royal Mail Group Annual Bonus plan will receive a £1,000 bonus advance in November 2019. This payment will be subject to tax and NI deductions and will be deducted from any final bonus payment in June 2020.
Separate discussions are taking place for Unite-represented managers in Parcelforce Worldwide.
Sally Ashford, Chief HR Officer at Royal Mail, said: “We are pleased to announce that Unite members have today voted in favour of Royal Mail’s pay offer to junior and middle managers. This offer recognises the continued hard work and dedication of our junior and middle managers. Working together, we are committed to creating a strong platform for the continued success of our business.”
The Unite deal approval is in contrast to the current strike threat from the CWU union, which represents about 110,000 workers at the British postal operator. CWU members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action in a dispute that could disrupt deliveries across the UK during the forthcoming pre-Christmas peak season in the first national postal strike for a decade. Mediation talks are continuing at present.
