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Royal Mail workers will receive a three-year pay rise worth around 9% and legally-binding employment protections under a "landmark" agreement...

Royal Mail workers will receive a three-year pay rise worth around 9% and legally-binding employment protections under a "landmark" agreement. The deal between the Communication Workers Union and the recently-privatised company, which has averted strikes, covers over 130,000 employees. Royal Mail said the agreement was believed to be the first of its kind in the UK, giving legal protections that benefit workers and the company. Workers will receive a 3% pay rise, backdated to April, 3% from next April and 2.8% from April 2015.

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