01 jul 2026
BBC staff fear strike action inevitable after 1% pay rise offer prompts anger
Unions reject proposed below-inflation increase which comes as corporation prepares to cut thousands of jobs BBC staff fear a strike is on the horizon at the broadcaster after anger over a below-inflation pay rise offer made amid plans to cut thousands of jobs. There is widespread consternation among staff at the offer of a 1% increase, seen as derisory given that inflation is running at almost three times that level.
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