VMO2 – Pay Claim 2024 – Result of CWU Consultative Ballot
We can now report that CWU members have voted in favour to accept the 2024 pay deal. The results are as follows:
- Votes in favour: 70%
- Votes against: 30%
The pay offer form the Company is outlined below:
• Salary increase of 3.75% for all eligible employees from 1 April 2024, which will be fully consolidated.
• Further 0.25% available from 1 October 2024 for the purposes of recognising individual growth and contribution. Between now and October, we will work in partnership with CWU, Prospect and Employee Voice to finalise the framework against which the recognition payments will be made. We have written to VirginMediaO2 to advise them of the result and expect conformation that the increase will be implemented into April salaries.
We would like to thank all members for their support and patience throughout the pay review.
Following a sequence of meetings with VMO2 the National Team are pleased to advise that we have reached an outcome on 2024 pay discussions.
We will be running a consultative ballot 12th to 26th February.
Invites for members to participate in the ballot will be issued shortly. The CWU National Team recommend you vote ‘YES’ to accept the deal which sees salary increases between 3.75% and 4.25% in April 2024, with all increases a minimum of 4% in October.
Discussions have been difficult given the continuing upward trajectory of a number of factors that remain financially challenging in relation to the cost of living.
We have been keen to ensure a simple and fair increase is given this year, and that pending the outcome of the consultative ballot, the increase to be paid in April’s pay.
We have received a full and final offer from the company. The National Team do not believe any more can be achieved through negotiation and recommend agreement of the offer as detailed below:
- Salary increase of 3.75% for all eligible employees from 1 April 2024, which will be fully consolidated.
- Additional 0.25%, payable as consolidated increased from 1 October 2024.
- The CWU has committed to review the framework against which recognition payments will be made (Growth & Contribution Scheme) and discussions will take place prior to the payment date in October. Should agreement not be reached, in advance of the October pay date, the 0.25% will be applied as a consolidated increase to basic salaries (FTE) effective from 1st October 2024.
- BS1-BS4, TE1-TE4 and TSPEC grades. For those employees either at or below the middle of the pay range, they will receive an additional 0.5% consolidated increase to basic salaries (FTE) effective from 1st April 2024 (totalling 4.25%). No further payments will be made in October to these employees.
- (A different approach is adopted for these employees, as there is no mechanism to implement the historic ‘pay for progression’ approach due to performance ratings not being available for all employees within these grades).