CWU secures 4.5% pay rise for members in Accenture

Members in Accenture have unanimously accepted a CWU-brokered pay deal which delivers minimum fully consolidated rises of 4.5%, allocated via a matrix.

Set against a relevant CPI inflation rate of 3.1% (RPI 4.9%) when negotiations commenced in September, the settlement is backdated to December 1 and covers a CWU-represented bargaining unit comprising a small group of members conducting IT work on an outsourced BT contract.

Now due for payment in February salaries, the company’s final offer – which was arrived at following intensive discussions over external market comparisons, was given blanket support by members participating in a consultative exercise last month.

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