On 08 April amid the coronavirus crisis, the trade union Unite revealed that it had negotiated a series of measures with the engineering giant that manufactures aircraft engines in order to protect the jobs and health of the 20,000 British employees. This landmark deal – that includes a 10% wage cut over the next 12 months, which will be made up and paid back later, enables Rolls-Royce, which ceased all production on 25 March, to reopen its sites gradually from this week.
The most significant measure the trade unions have accepted is a 10% salary reduction for a period of 12 months, starting April 2020. However, this 10% will be paid back to employees next year starting April 2021. This decision concerns all employees of the Rolls-Royce group, noted Unite in its press release. Another important change, albeit this time only concerning the UK sites in Derby, Bristol, Glasgow, Barnoldswick and Lancashire, is that for the next 3 weeks, non-essential employees...
Do you have information to share with us?