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Heinz strikes deal with UK workers
Heinz recently held further talks with union representatives, with the aim of resolving the pay dispute at its Kitt Green manufacturing site near Wigan, UK.
Heinz put a further revised deal to the Unite union negotiating team of a 3.5% pay increase in year one, plus a £200 one-off payment and an increase of 3.4% in year two together with a performance-related bonus. A further increase for shift workers of between 0.6% and 1.6% is part of the deal.
Heinz asked Unite to call off the strike planned for 5 January and ballot Heinz workers on this further revised and improved deal, and this was accepted by the union negotiating team.
A spokesperson for Heinz said: “We have worked hard to improve what we already believed was a very fair offer in order to bring an end to the dispute. Our offer is well above our competitors and UK average weekly earnings, which are increasing by 1.7%. Heinz remains a top tier employer and payer.”
Source: Heinz
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