BBC inflation plus pay rise

The BBC pay increase covering most staff could be 3.6% in August 2003.

This will be the increase if BECTU agrees a revised timetable for talks about a new pay structure covering the majority of BBC staff.

If agreement is reached with Corporation management on this, and a number of other points, the result will be an inflation plus 0.5% pay rise in August 2003, based on the April RPI (Retail Price Index) figure.

The union is currently consulting members across the Corporation on the current pay structure proposals.

Management have acknowledged that discussions on the new pay structure will stretch beyond the original target of August 2003, the pay anniversary date.

For more details see the bectubbc.org.uk site.