By Adria Calatayud

 

BT Group PLC said Wednesday that it plans to offer frontline workers a special bonus of 1,500 pounds ($2,063), equivalent to about 5% of the average salary, to recognize their efforts during the coronavirus pandemic.

The U.K. telecommunications group said it plans to pay GBP1,000 in cash immediately and GBP500 in shares after three years. The company said the proposal is being made despite BT freezing pay across the company and unresolved discussions with trade unions over its transformation plans.

The Communication Workers Union criticized that BT announced the bonus while it plans "thousands of proposed compulsory redundancies," "hundreds of site closures" and "no consolidated pay offer."

 

Write to Adria Calatayud at adria.calatayud@dowjones.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

March 24, 2021 05:04 ET (09:04 GMT)

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