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BT Pay 2007: Result of Ballot

10 May 2007

The result of the consultative ballot of CWU members on the BT Pay offer is as follows:

• Accepting the pay offer - 81% of votes cast
• Rejecting the pay offer - 19% of votes cast

The offer from BT provides for:

• a 4.7% increase in basic pay and pay related allowances (London Weighting to increase by 75% of the base pay increase) with effect from 1 April 2007,
• an increase in base pay and pay related allowances of RPI plus 0.5% (London Weighting to increase by 75% of the base pay increase with effect from 1 April 2008.

The CWU has confirmed acceptance of the pay offer. The increase which is backdated to 1 April 2007 will be implemented in May salaries.

BT has tabled a final offer with effect from 1 April 2007: BT Pay 2007: Final Offer - Recommended for Acceptance, 11 April 2007

On 4 April 2007, BT tabled an offer of 4.2% on base pay: BT Pay 2007 - BT Offers Two Year Pay Deal, 5 April 2007

BT has improved its pay offer to an increase of 4% consolidated on base pay with effect from 1 April 2007: BT Pay 2007 - New Offer: 4% - REJECTED, 27 March 2007

BT increased its pay offer to 3.5% consolidated and a £100 unconsolidated "lump sum" payment: BT Pay 2007 - NEW OFFER: 3.5% + £100 – REJECTED, 21 March 2007

As pay negotiations move into the final phase, the CWU negotiating team has made clear to BT that the gap in negotiations is still far too great if there is to be any prospect of a negotiated settlement: BT Pay 2007 - LATEST OFFER – 3.3% + £100 lump sum REJECTED, 15 March 2007

On 21 February CWU Negotiators responded with a swift and decisive rejection of BT's revised pay offer: BT Pay 2007 - Revised Offer Rejected, 8 March 2007

On 21 February CWU Negotiators responded with a swift and decisive rejection of BT's revised pay offer: BT Pay 2007 - No to Performance Pay Awards, 16 February 2007

BT has rejected the CWU’s claim for 7% as "impractical and unsustainable" and tabled an offer of 2.1% at negotiations yesterday: BT Pay 2007 - 2.1% Opening Offer Rejected, 16 February 2007

The T&FSE has decided that the appropriate claim to submit to BT should be for an increase of 7% on base pay and all allowances: BT Pay 2007, 12 January 2007