Workplace Report July 2017

Bargaining news

Workers accept revised BMW pension offer


After a long-running dispute, members of general union Unite making Mini and Rolls-Royce motor cars have accepted a revised offer from owner BMW to compensate for the closure of their final salary pension scheme.


BMW will provide transitional payments worth either £22,000 or £25,000 to be paid into a defined contribution scheme, depending on which option they choose. Originally the company had offered transitional payments totalling just £7,000.


Unite national officer Fred Hanna said: “It’s testament to the resolve of Unite members and their solidarity that the carmaker was forced to more than triple these payments and give additional guarantees.”

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