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Rolls Royce Holdings is handing out £2,000 to its employees as payment to help them with the cost of living that has become unbearable these days. On Monday, June 20, the company informed its 11,000 staff that they would be receiving the lump sum and a backdated four percent pay rise as the problems with the higher cost of living intensified.
As per BBC News, the payment will be given to the company's junior management and shop floor staff, who are mainly based at the Derby and Bristol facilities of Rolls Royce. The firm said it would begin the rollout of the lump sum in August as they receive their pay for this month. In this initial release, 3,000 employees will be covered.
The other 11,000 staff who are part of a union will get their payment once their union group approves the said amount. It was noted that Rolls Royce's move comes after many companies also announced they would be helping their staff as prices continue to rise.
The aim was to help them cope with the current inflation in the UK, which is now the highest in the last 40 years. The pay will help staff settle their bills like electricity and have food on the table as well.
The company's spokesperson told the publication that 70% of its workers in the region are set to receive the payment. In addition, Rolls Royce said it is also "offering our shop floor staff the highest annual pay rise for at least a decade." For unionized workers, their pay settlement for this year up to 2023 is still being discussed by their groups.
Sky News reported that the aircraft engineering firm headquartered in Derby will be paying 14,000 staff in all. Rolls Royce informed its workers about the £2,000 payment through a memo that was posted and circulated within the company.
The payment was described as the biggest at Rolls Royce in more than a decade. While it appears that the company may be investing more than it should for the payments, analysts said that the sum is actually insignificant for the firm as they predict that Rolls Royce will be able to get them all back this year since the business will be great.
