2.9% pay deal in BBC Resources

BECTU members in BBC Resources Ltd have voted to accept a 2.9% pay rise.

In a postal ballot which closed today, March 14, more than nine-tenths of participants backed the union's recommendation to accept the offer.

The company, a wholly-owned subsidiary providing TV facilities to the BBC and other programme-makers, will now increase salaries from April, the anniversary date for pay negotiations.

In addition to the basic rise, BBC Resources Ltd has also agreed to introduce a minimum wage for the company which is in line with Corporate BBC policy, and will improve salaries for trainees by more than 2.9% in response to union demands.

Staff working for the company can now expect to receive the increase in April, the new anniversary date for pay negotiations since Resources Ltd began separate bargaining from the BBC in 2001.

Results from the postal ballot reveal that 42.3% of members took part, with 91.9% of them voting in favour of the rise.

For more details, including all the other elements of the pay offer, see the bectubbc.org.uk site.