Pay rise 1st April

[Rommagic]

Inflation is 3 per cent.

[Hitcher]

The March 2026 CPI rate will be released on 22 April 2026.

[PH75]

I'll be honest I made a mistake in leaving my MGV Driver job after only 3 weeks ( just before Xmas ). I never settled in or gave the job a chance. They let me go straight away with no notice to be worked ( to my surprise ) and looking back I wish I had stayed longer. I have tried to come back in, even through the agency but they aren't interested, or answer any emails. I know I made a mistake but I was hoping for another chance, seen as I was good enough to employ the first time round.

Speaking as someone who did 30 years on delivery before moving to distribution if you didn't like doing mgv jobs at royal mail seriously don't get a job on deliveries! Distribution is so easy compared to deliveries it is unbelievable. Chances are the job you had will have been filled by someone else now, where I work getting onto the mgv side you need to have plenty of seniority to stand a chance. The fact you got a job through an external advert meant you was very lucky in the first place

I didn't give it a chance to know if I'd like it or not. I had 1 day training to try and take it all in, and it was Xmas pressure. Like I say looking back I should have tried, and I appreciate I was lucky to be offered a role as an external. I now regret my decision in leaving.

[yellowbelly]

The latest Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices Index) has just been announced this morning and it has come in at exactly 3%. Does that trigger a renegotiation, being exactly 3%? Is it CPI they use, or the other inflation measure (RPI - Retail Prices Index)?

Not many organisations use RPI any more. It's generally more costly too as it's generally higher.

[SMS1969]

The latest Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices Index) has just been announced this morning and it has come in at exactly 3%. Does that trigger a renegotiation, being exactly 3%? Is it CPI they use, or the other inflation measure (RPI - Retail Prices Index)?

We have to wait for the March CPI figure to be announced, then it’s the average over the first three months of the year. Higher than 3%, which it will be , then more long winded negotiations will take place. Expect to receive the rise in September/ October, as always.

[Perseus]

The costs for sourcing, training and replacing new staff in ours must be astronomical.

Training

I use the term quite loosely.
New entrants in ours are generally paired up with someone who doesn't mind a bit of extended delivery overtime. It can be anything up to 2 hours a day per person, which is the cost I'm talking about that is there perpetually always people being trained due to the revolving door of new staff.

[Hitcher]

We've got a new stater (2 weeks in the job and trained by someone who doesn't know the job properly anyway) training this weeks new starters.

[Rommagic]

LTB says we wait until 22nd april.

[Rommagic]

Could be 3.13 per cent.

[Perseus]

Don't bet on it.

[Hitcher]

Average CPI could be 3.13% not the pay rise.

[loyalsnail]

Comms being finalised, announcement next week.

[TopperGas]

Comms being finalised, announcement next week.

Comms on what though, USO reforms and equalisation, there's been no suggestions the annual pay rise will be included, even if it makes sense to most of us to include one given it's certainly certain the present one will have to be reviewed?

[loyalsnail]

You'll see

[world class male]

our own union demanded a 3 yr deal at 2% for yrs 2&3 open to discussion if a 1% shift either way inflation differs
yet the nlw for 26/27 is a 4.1% raise and tipped to be around 3.7% for 27/28!
no doubt they'll negotiate a 3% then a 2.7% raise.....backdated to dangle the carrot to accept,
i used to use any overtime to pay for the luxurious in life, now it's getting like i need some to help pay the bills,
we'll have to see what the talks they agreed on, and i do think there should be an equalising on all contracts but that cost will come out of any future pay raise, then what? we all start leaving in droves?