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British Airways staff secure 13.1% pay hike reversing ‘fire and rehire’ cuts

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Ilaria Grasso Macola
7 August 2023

The union Unite has secured a 13.1% pay increase, as well as a lump sum of £1,000, for its 24,000 members working for British Airways, excluding pilots and management.

British Airways cabin crew members

Workers secured a 13.1% pay increase for 18 months

The union also said that, over the next 18 months, no member of staff will have their pay increase applied at a lower rate than what they were earning in 2020. 

 

The agreement reverses BA’s controversial “fire and rehire” tactics employed during the pandemic, which saw the company release employees only to offer them the same position but with less favourable terms.