Last week Friday we told you how BTL employees took a minute to bang on their desks in unison - an expression of union solidarity in ongoing collective bargaining negotiations. Well, it seems management heard them loud and clear - because the Union was offered and have accepted a 4% increase.
A release from the Union today saying that quote, "the Union is now confirming that it has agreed with the proposal presented by Executive Committee."
The release sates that that major points agreed on for the three-year period, October 2013 to September 2016 are for a yearly 4% salary increase retroactive to 1 October 2013; a 1% increase in company and staff pension contributions; a $25 increase per month in phone benefit for staff; and free 4G service for each staff member.
It's a pretty sweet deal for the employees of one of the most profitable companies in the country, and the Union tips its hat generously to the man who signed off on the generous package, saying, quote, "The Union is also of the view that the stewardship of the company is off to a good start under the chairmanship of Anwar Barrow who was most instrumental in bringing the negotiations to its just conclusion." End quote.
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