Jet2 awards staff 8% pay rise and £1,000 bonus

Staff at Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have received a pay rise of 8% and will have a further £1,000 bonus at the end of this summer.

News about the pay deal came as the group announced it had trimmed annual operating losses by 4% to £323.9 million for the 12 months to March 31.

In the results announcement, chairman Philip Meeson slated the preparations made by suppliers and airports in the UK but commented: “I want to record the board’s huge appreciation for all our colleagues’ tremendous support and efforts over recent months.

“This has been achieved despite the currently very challenging airport, onboard and in-destination working environments, which have been exacerbated by many of our suppliers’ failure to adequately plan and resource for the post-Covid operational start-up, as has been widely reported in the media.

“Inevitably, these customer-facing challenges have put extra pressure on our colleagues, both in the UK, onboard our aircraft and in our holiday destinations.

“This difficult return to normal operations has occurred simply because of the lack of planning, preparedness and unwillingness to invest by many airports and associated suppliers.

“As a result, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays management colleagues have worked hard to fully involve themselves in our operations and to ensure that our colleagues are supported, encouraged, rewarded and properly appreciated.

“In this respect, we are very pleased to have awarded all our colleagues a total pay increase of 8% with a further £1k to be paid to all colleagues at the end of summer 22.”

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