Government’s energy subsidy for businesses will allow more flexibility to improve pay, chief executive says
BT has told staff that it could offer more financial support to those hit hardest by the cost of living crisis as it frees up cash thanks to a government energy subsidy for businesses.
The chief executive, Philip Jansen, told workers that he would be able to table a new proposal to the Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents about 40,000 of the company’s 100,000 employees, to bring an end to talks over a pay deal that has seen the two sides at loggerheads since April and the first national strike action in 35 years.
