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Pay and Pay Progression As you may already know, the BBC Pay Deal has been accepted by the Joint Unions. In the NUJ, 75% of members who voted backed the deal, with 25% rejecting it. This will mean a minimum of 4% for everyone from 1st August, with a minimum of £1,400. We will soon… Continue reading Newsletter – 7 July 2022

Voice bulletins to be expanded BBC Local Radio in England is to roll out an expansion of its Voice Bulletins as the brand gets a bigger presence on BBC Sounds. The audio news content has been running for a couple of years now, and was primarily aimed at Smart Speakers. The NUJ worked with BBC… Continue reading Newsletter – 23 June 2020

Pay Progression ballot looms We will soon be in a position to hold a ballot of all NUJ members on the BBC's proposed pay progression scheme. In simple terms, it would largely benefit those at or near the bottom of their Job Pay Range, with an expectation for people to reach a minimum of 33%… Continue reading Newsletter – 16 June 2022

Pay ballot opens The ballot on the BBC's pay offer has now opened and will close at midday on Friday 24th June. You should have received an email this week from the broadcasting office which has a link to the ballot itself and an identifier code - this is so we can ensure that people… Continue reading Newsletter – 9 June 2022

"Digital First" impacts Nations and Regions Tim Davie has announced a wide raft of reforms within the BBC, with some of the biggest changes likely to affect the Nations and Regions. Although management are stressing that job losses will be kept to a minimum, the closure of dedicated regional news programmes in Oxford and Cambridge,… Continue reading Newsletter – 1 June 2022

Union prepares to fight on pensions The NUJ is to robustly challenge the BBC, which has started a lengthy process that could see the end of the current Defined Benefits pension schemes. This includes the CAB 2011 and CAB 2006 pensions, which in turn replaced the previous "old benefits" system. This hugely complex , but… Continue reading Newsletter – 9 May 2022

Ballot to be held over pay offer By now most of you will have seen the BBC's Pay Offer, which commits to a minimum 4% increase for all colleagues from the start of August, with a promise of a further 1% under the proposed pay progression scheme. In the all staff call on Wednesday, the… Continue reading Newsletter – 12 May 2022

Staff Survey - "we must do better" Senior managers have conceded they must do more engage with colleagues across BBC England. In an all staff call this week, Acting Director Jason Horton reflected on the divisional results for the staff survey, noting that while England had a higher participation rate than the other Nations, staff… Continue reading Newsletter – 28 April 2022

Clarity on jobs expected next month The Director General Tim Davie has hinted that an announcement on further job cuts could be made by the end of May. The BBC is weighing up the implications of the Licence Fee freeze, with the DG again suggesting in a recent staff call that he would prefer to… Continue reading Newsletter – 21 April 2022

Work to rule A work to rule has started at BBC North West Tonight, where NUJ members voted overwhelmingly for industrial action over job cuts to their newsroom. Members believe the TV staffing template is not fit for purpose after 22 people were allowed to take voluntary redundancy.  It means existing staff have seen their… Continue reading Newsletter – 7 April 2022