Workers at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars will receive a “record” pay rise and have called off potential strike action, the Unite union has announced.
Unite said workers at the luxury carmaker will see an increase worth up to 17.6 per cent.
Around 1,200 workers at Rolls-Royce at Goodwood, West Sussex, who help make its Ghost, Wraith and Cullinan, will receive the pay increase.
More than 80 per cent of workers at the site took part in a ballot to accept the pay deal, which will see a 10% increase alongside a £2,000 payment.
17.6% ➡️ @RollsRoyce car workers win record pay deal.
This is a top notch pay deal for the @RollsRoyce workforce. @rollsroycecars are famous & iconic because of the workers’ craft & expertise. This is a testament to the organising efforts of the @unitetheunion reps at Goodwood. pic.twitter.com/gS6Darn4b3Advertisement— Sharon Graham (@UniteSharon) December 16, 2022
The one-year deal will represent a hike of between 14.8 per cent and 17.6 per cent for grades of workers represented by the union.
Agreement was reached after workers voted to take industrial action if they did not receive a pay rise in line with the cost of living.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “This is a top-notch pay deal for the Rolls-Royce workforce.
“Rolls-Royce Motor Cars are famous and iconic because of the workers’ craft and expertise.
“For years the workers had been underpaid and undervalued but that’s changing – the union has won the best pay deal since the site opened.”
A spokesman for the company said: “In the course of our normal pay negotiations process, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars was pleased that Unite the Union supported and recommended a positive pay deal.
“We can confirm that a pay rise of 10 per cent will be awarded to all those covered by our collective bargaining agreement from January 2023.
“Negotiations were cordial and constructive throughout.”
